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Six people who died early Saturday morning in Murrieta, California, when the plane they were on crashed have been identified by the Riverside County Sheriff Coroner’s Office.
The Cessna C550 business jet crashed near French Valley Airport at about 4:15 a.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Six individuals on the business jet were en route to California from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas when the plane crashed.
The victims have been identified as Ibrahem Razick, 46, of Temecula; Alma Razick, 51, of Temecula; Lindsey Gleiche, 31, of Huntington Beach; Manuel Vargas-Regalado, 32, of Temecula; Riese Lenders, 25, of Rancho Palos Verdes; and Abigail Tellez-Vargas, 33, of Murrieta.
SIX KILLED AFTER CALIFORNIA BUSINESS JET CRASH, RISES ‘FULLY INVOLVED’ FIRE
Six people have been killed after a jet plane crashed near French Valley Airport in California on Saturday morning. (KCBS)
All six victims were pronounced dead at the scene, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed.
The crash started a fire in a nearby field, which was limited to one hectare.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AIRPLANE CASH KILLS 1, INJURIES 3 OTHERS
A map shared by CAL FIRE and the Riverside County Fire Department marks the location of Saturday’s Cessna business jet crash. (CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department)
“Cessna plane down in a field, fully involved in fire,” CAL FIRE reported via social media. “The fire burned about an acre of vegetation, was contained by 5:35 a.m. and the incident has been turned over to RSO and the FAA.”
It is unclear what caused the plane to crash.
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The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the crash.
Fox News Digital’s Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
