Plane en route to Jamaica for hurricane relief crashes in Florida – reports

A small aircraft bound for Jamaica to assist with hurricane relief operations met with tragedy on Monday morning when it crashed in a residential area of Coral Springs, Florida. According to reports from CBS News, the incident occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. The Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprop plane had departed from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport at 10:14 a.m., en route to Jamaica, before it plummeted into a man-made pond within the community. The crash caused damage to trees and a backyard fence of a nearby home. Emergency response teams swiftly arrived at the scene to manage the situation. As of the latest updates, there have been no reported casualties. The plane was reportedly on a mission to provide aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica on October 28, causing significant destruction across parts of the island.