‘It hit our car’: 911 calls released in I-75 small jet crash

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Officials have released 911 calls from the moment a small jet crashed Friday on I-75 while trying to land at the Naples Airport.

Two people on the Bombardier Challenger 600 died in the crash , while three others survived, according to officials.

Video shows survivors fleeing from deadly Florida plane crash

In one of the calls, a dispatcher can be heard asking a caller if they were calling about the plane crash.

“Yes, and it hit our car,” a woman responds. “The whole back of the car is gone.”

No one inside that vehicle was injured, the woman told dispatch.

Another caller said “Just witnessed a plane crash on the freeway.” The caller described the plane as a private jet.

“It’s engulfed in flames right now, we’re driving up toward it, about 75 yards away, driving northbound,” the caller says.

“Hi, a plane just crashed on I-75,” another caller said. “It just landed right now and it’s on fire.”

“It’s right on the righthand side, I don’t know what to do,” the caller said.

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS