Bystanders rush to free passengers as private jet crashes on Texas highway; 1 dead

A Cessna 680A private jet crashed onto Loop 20 south of Laredo, Texas, around 10 p.m. Tuesday, killing one of six aboard as bystanders and first responders worked to pull others from the burning wreckage. Video shows people breaking a cockpit window with a shovel and sledgehammer to evacuate passengers while firefighters battled the flames. The highway was shut down and authorities, including the FAA and NTSB, are investigating, with the NTSB taking the lead and planning to retrieve the flight data recorder. The flight had departed San José del Cabo and was headed for Austin; federal agencies are at the scene and are asking for any video footage from bystanders. One victim was identified as Josh Baer, founder of Capital Factory, per statements from officials and Sen. Ted Cruz.