In the dark stillness of night, a quiet, tree-lined street in a San Diego neighborhood was plunged into tragedy when a plane clipped a main power line and crashed onto the street — turning cars into fireballs and sending hundreds of residents fleeing in a haze of smoke and confusion.

T he Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that six people were on board the Cessna 550 aircraft that crashed near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego, California,

A small jet crashed into San Diegos Murphy Canyon neighbourhood early Thursday, killing at least two people on board and injuring eight others on the ground. The aircraft, identified as a Cessna Citation II,

Daniel Williams of the Devil Wears Prada band and Sound Talent Group owner Dave Shapiro were both reportedly killed in the San Diego plane crash.

Dominic Damian was identified by his fellow athletes at The Training Center in Pacific Beach as one of the victims of the deadly Murphy Canyon plane crash.