Small plane crashes into car in Mesa, Arizona, killing five people

Five people were killed when a small plane crashed into a vehicle after taking off from an airport near Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The Honda HA-420 light business jet crashed while taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, police there said in a statement.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the jet struck the vehicle outside the airport property at 4:40 p.m.

Video footage shows the small wreckage of the plane engulfed in flames as firefighters work to put out the flames.

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Police confirmed that the five people were killed at the scene.

The Honda HA-420 light business jet crashed while taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, police said. (FOX10 Phoenix KSAZ)

According to authorities, there were five people on board the plane. It was unclear whether they all died or whether anyone in the vehicle might have been among the casualties.

It was unclear what caused the small plane to crash during takeoff. (FOX10 Phoenix KSAZ)

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The FAA, National Transportation Safety Board and Mesa authorities will investigate.

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No further information was released.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.