Child Among 5 Killed in Fiery Private Jet Crash, Police Say

Five people, including a child, were killed Sunday when a private jet crashed near an airport in Virginia, authorities said.

The IAI Astra 1125 smashed into a hillside and was engulfed in flames as it came down short of a runway at Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs at around 3 p.m. Among the dead was a child passenger likely between the ages of 5 and 7, according to WSLS.

Police said the pilot of the jet and its first officer were killed along with two adult passengers.

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