CLEARWATER, FL – Two people and a pilot lost their lives after a small plane crashed into a mobile home park complex, leading the plane to catch fire Thursday.
Several fire responders arrived at the scene — which happened near U.S. Highway 19 — before 7:30 p.m., according to WTSP. The two people who lost their lives were inside the mobile home, along with several others, at the time of the collision. It is not exactly clear what led the pilot to crash into the home. This home, along with three others, were destroyed.
One person from the mobile home was injured but declined medical treatment.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board started an investigation but have not provided additional information about this crash, including the names of those who lost their lives.
Updates will be posted as they become available.
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