記者張靖榕/綜合外電報導
美國一架雙引擎「 Cessna C340」小飛機在加州聖地牙哥郊區發生引擎故障,之後墜毀在路邊一處路口附近並引發熊熊大火。消防當局指出墜機事件造成2人死亡,毀損2棟民宅。
BREAKING VIDEO RECORDED FEW MINUTES AFTER THE PLANE CRASHED INTO HOMES IN SANTEE, CALIFORNIA
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 11, 2021
MORE: https://t.co/V7igsm9Z6Xpic.twitter.com/jqGBGjQKfz
#BREAKING: Brand new video has just came out moments before the plane crashed leaving 2 dead
#Santee l #CA
Video from what appears to be an outdoor security camera shows the plane falling from the sky before bursting into flames igniting two houses and leaving two dead pic.twitter.com/JP0f4HXAMK
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 11, 2021
▲小飛機撞進民宅引發大火。(圖/達志影像/美聯社)
綜合外電報導,該架飛機飛航路線是自亞利桑那尤馬市(Yuma)到加州聖地牙哥,但在進入加州後出現故障問題,於是轉向準備在最近的機場「Gillespie Field」降落,但來不及降落就於下午12點15分左右墜毀在郊區桑蒂(Santee)的住宅區內。
▲▼UPS員工因飛來橫禍逝世。(圖/達志影像/美聯社)
現場畫面顯示,民宅被撞擊毀損後引發大火,天花板全塌陷,屋內燒成一片焦黑,消防車仍在不停灌救,現場還有數十名消防員,飛機引擎則是墜落在另一處人家的後院,汙油不斷流出。消防員指出,現場一片混亂,目前發現2名死者,但無法確定當中是否有機上的成員或是民宅居民,也尚未確定是否還有其他死者。
當天下午物流業者UPS便發出聲明證實,一位UPS員工死於該場意外。目前已知還有2人被送往醫院,身分也未尚無法證實。
▲飛機解體引擎噴進民宅後院,把玻璃撞碎一地。(圖/翻攝自推特)
#URGENT: Emerging report of a plane crash into several homes near San Diego, California#Santee l #CA
— Intel Point ALERT (@IntelPointAlert) October 11, 2021
Witnesses report the plane was listing from wingtip to wingtip before crashing. Several homes are destroyed and several casualties are being reported.
Updates to follow! pic.twitter.com/Hum2FRM4S9
一名女性目擊者表示,當時她和老公正準備吃午餐,不遠處傳突然傳來巨大的引擎聲,接著聽到一聲撞擊巨響,「感覺就像有人撞進我的車庫」。她說剛開始他們還以為可能是地震,但走出家門才發現不遠處的民宅已經起火,再回頭看裝在家門外監視器畫面後,才發現撞擊瞬間被清楚記錄下來,「你可以看到它全速衝下來,然後撞毀。它甚至沒有旋轉,聽到之後它就墜毀了。」
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