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A small plane crashed down in a Southern California city Monday afternoon, killing at least two people.
The plane, which the Federal Aviation Administration identified as a twin-engine Cessna C340 in a statement shared with PEOPLE, crashed at around 12:14 p.m. PT. The FAA was unable to identify how many people were aboard the aircraft at the time of the crash.
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The statement also confirmed that at least two people had been killed in the accident, with two others transported to the hospital for their injuries.
According to updates posted to the Santeecity websiteMonday, the plane “crashed into two residential homes,” also striking a delivery truck and fire hydrant. Witnesses toldNBC San Diegothat the plane’s wing hit a UPS truck and the body of the aircraft then “slid toward two homes and exploded.”
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, UPS confirmed that one of their employees died in the crash.
According to the outlet, Das lived in San Diego and flew to work in the twin-engine plane.
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Santee Mayor John Minto called the crash a “dreadful tragedy” in a video statement shared toTwitterMonday night.
“I want to extend my sympathies to the families and friends of those who tragically lost their lives,” Minto said. “On behalf of our city council, we want you to know we are extending whatever support we can for those who were injured, lost homes or suffered property damage in this incident.”
The NTSB did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
