USA Plane Crashes Shortly After Takeoff, All Occupants Perish in Presence of Family Members**

A tragic plane crash in the United States has reportedly claimed the lives of all occupants shortly after takeoff, leaving witnesses and family members devastated as the disaster unfolded

The twin jet, a Cessna Citation Latitude, was traveling from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico to Austin, Texas, when it crashed on a highway not far from Laredo International Airport around 10 p.m. local time Tuesday.

Dashcam footage posted on social media shows the aircraft careening down the highway, taking out a light post before coming to a stop.

In a chaotic scene that some witnesses described as like being in a movie, people left their vehicles and frantically tried to free the six people inside as the plane was on fire. Two people ran to the aircraft with a sledgehammer and shovel, using them to strike the cockpit glass and try propping open the plane’s door.

With the jet tipped on its side and nearly sheared in half, several people managed to climb out it while a firefighter using a small ladder rescued the last remaining passenger who appeared to be unconscious. Police said a person on the plane died, while five officers were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation.

The plane appeared to have experienced a mechanical failure, Laredo International Airport Director Gilberto Sanchez told KGNS-TV in Laredo. He did not provide details.

NTSB investigators traveled to the scene Wednesday.

Military plane goes down during test flight at Air Force base

The bomber was in the air a very short time before slamming into the ground about halfway down the runway. Officials at the base said it was taking part in a test mission as part of a program aimed at keeping the oldest aircraft in the U.S. fleet flying for decades to come.

Military personnel and government contractors were aboard the B-52 when it crashed. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing said two of its employees were among those killed.

Although it’s too early to know what caused the crash, aviation safety experts said their first impressions were a possible malfunction in the flight controls or engines.