Two US pilots killed after plane bound to pick up former MLB star crashes
Summary
Two American pilots died in a plane crash while trying to make an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic. The plane was going to Texas to pick up former baseball player Yadier Molina and his group.Key Facts
- The crash happened near La Romana, a town on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic.
- The plane took off from Puerto Rico and stopped in the Dominican Republic to refuel before heading to Texas.
- The pilot and co-pilot were both American citizens.
- They reported an emergency soon after leaving the Dominican Republic airport.
- No passengers were on the plane at the time of the crash.
- Yadier Molina, a former Major League Baseball star, was the person the plane was coming to pick up.
- The cause of the crash is still unknown.
- A video of the crash was recorded on a cellphone and shared on social media.
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