美国交通部长肖恩·达菲表示，周日一架商务喷气机在佛罗里达州南部一个居民区坠毁，机上9人全部遇难。
All nine people aboard a business jet were killed after it crashed into a residential neighbourhood in South Florida on Sunday, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
这架里尔60型喷气机从得克萨斯州奥斯汀-伯格斯特罗姆国际机场起飞，原定飞往巴哈马北埃卢塞拉机场，在佛罗里达州克雷斯特黑文附近坠毁。
The Learjet 60, which departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas when it crashed near Cresthaven in Florida.
达菲说，美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）正派遣一个小组协助国家运输安全委员会（NTSB）调查坠机原因。
Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was sending a team to assist the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in investigating the cause of the crash.
这架载有9人的飞机俯冲撞入居民区，随即化作一个巨大的火球。坠机地点靠近一条繁忙道路，在路面上留下一个巨大的燃烧弹坑。火势似乎险些波及附近民宅。路过车内人员拍摄的视频记录下飞机从天而降并在撞击瞬间爆炸的惊心时刻。浓重的黑烟笼罩坠机现场，火焰在破碎的路面碎块周围跳动。
The aircraft, carrying nine people, nose-dived into the neighbourhood before erupting into a massive fireball. It crashed near a busy roadway, leaving a large, fiery crater in the pavement. The flames appeared to narrowly miss nearby homes. Video footage recorded by people inside passing cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky and exploded on impact. Thick black smoke engulfed the crash site as flames flickered around chunks of broken pavement.
人们聚集在现场附近，对飞机距离民宅仅几英尺、距离行驶车辆仅几英寸处坠毁表达震惊。
People gathered near the site, expressing shock that the aircraft had crashed just feet from residential homes and inches from passing vehicles.
奥斯汀-伯格斯特罗姆国际机场发言人吉姆·雷诺兹证实，该飞机为私人运营。他透露机尾号为N722BD，但表示暂时无法提供机上人员详情。雷诺兹说：“这绝对是一场悲剧。”
Jim Reynolds, a spokesperson for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, confirmed that the aircraft was privately operated. He identified its tail number as N722BD but said he could not immediately provide details about those aboard." This is definitely a tragedy," Reynolds said.
预计联邦航空管理局和国家运输安全委员会将调查坠机的相关情况。
The FAA and NTSB are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.- Ends