The Federal Aviation Administration stated in a press release a single-engine Cessna plane flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport misplaced energy and struck a automobile on the bridge whereas touchdown.
The plane carrying a pilot and two passengers was touring northbound and hit a SUV touring southbound earlier than catching fireplace, the Miami Dade Police Department stated in a news launch.
Once firefighters put out the flames, they found a deceased person contained in the plane, the discharge stated.
Two others within the plane have been transported to space trauma facilities and their circumstances are unknown, police stated.
A lady and two toddlers have been contained in the SUV and transported to a neighborhood hospital for medical evaluations.
Video taken from the balcony of a close-by resort by Miami resident Alex Huberman confirmed the small, wrecked plane on fireplace, with darkish smoke rising from it.
Several ft away from the plane was a maroon-colored SUV, which appeared to have sustained in depth harm, the video reveals, suggesting it might be the automobile the plane struck when trying to land.
Huberman stated he noticed at the very least two folks get out of the plane, including a number of folks have been placed on stretchers by emergency personnel.
Chad Raney, who shot one other video of the accident, instructed CNN he had a ship at a marina subsequent to the bridge and heard an explosion.
He went as much as see what occurred and recorded the aftermath of the crash. His footage confirmed darkish plumes of smoke rising above the plane.
The NTSB and FAA are investigating the crash.
CNN’s Sara Smart contributed to this report.