Terrifying dashcam footage captures fatal plane crash on Florida interstate

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By Kim Novak

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New footage has been revealed showing the terrifying moment a plane crashed on a Florida interstate, which was captured on the dashcam of a car driving just behind it.

It was revealed that a Bombardier Challenger 600 jet, which was carrying five people, crashed onto a highway in Florida before bursting into flames after losing both of its engines mid-flight.

Tragically, the two pilots on board were killed in the disaster, while three passengers on board miraculously managed to run from the wreckage. 

New footage has now been shared showing the moment the plane came down before it burst into flames.

Watch the harrowing moment below: 

In the clip, the private jet can be seen getting lower and lower above the cars driving on Interstate 75 at around 3:15PM on Friday as it attempted to get to Naples airport, which was close by.

Tragically, with both engines malfunctioning, the plane was unable to make it, and ended up crashing next to the road before huge plumes of smoke erupted from the wreckage.

The footage was captured on a dashcam by Miami trucker Alfonso del Nodal, who told NBC Miami: "I was wondering, 'What is that?' Then I realized it was a plane coming down, and then in a matter of seconds, it crashed."

Cars could be seen braking as they realized the horror unfolding in front of them, and del Nodal said he pulled over and tried to help.

He told the publication: "But an explosion came and first thing that came to my mind was 9/11. Then we heard, 'Bam! Bam!' and I saw three people get out."

Captain Edward Daniel Murphy, 50, and co-pilot Ian Frederick Hoffman, 65, were killed in the collision, the Collier County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Crew member Sydney Ann Bosmans, 23, and passengers Aaron Baker, 35, and Audra Green, 23, were filmed running from the burning plane after making it out of the crash alive, before being taken to a local hospital for their injuries. Their conditions are currently unknown.

The jet had belonged to the Fort Lauderdale-based Hop-A-Jet Worldwide Charter and had taken off from an airport at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and had been scheduled to land in Naples.

In another video, the survivors were seen running from the plane as a bystander asked if anyone else was still in the aircraft, to which a frantic woman is heard saying: "Yes! Our pilots! Our pilots!", and when asked if the pilots were alive, added: "I don’t know. I don’t know much else."

Shortly before the fatal crash, Murphy calmly phoned in the emergency to an airport controller telling them that the engines had been lost.

He was heard saying: "Hop-A-Jet 823, lost both engines, emergency. I’m making an emergency landing. We’re clear to land but we’re not going to make the runway. We’ve lost both engines."

Witnesses said that the wing of the plane clipped a car as it descended, dragging it before it slammed into a wall along the highway.

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The Bombardier Challenger 600 jet (stock image) lost both engines before the crash. Credit: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Christopher Hofmann, the son of co-pilot Ian, said in a heartbreaking statement that the family was "in shock and devastated," adding: "We know our father died a hero doing his best to save everyone he could on the plane. We ask for prayers during this difficult time," per NBC News.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

Our thoughts are with the families of both victims.

Featured image credit: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images