Multimillionaire’s family killed in US plane crash

The family of a multimillionaire was killed when a business jet crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, the New York Post reported.

According to the newspaper, in addition to the two pilots, those on board included the head of a technology company, his wife, their two children aged four and two, their nanny and family friends. All nine people on board were killed.

The Learjet 60 crashed near the city of Greenacres in Palm Beach County on November 1. As it went down, the aircraft clipped a tree and damaged power lines. The plane was flown by two pilots, one of whom was 20 years old. According to the New York Times, she had obtained her pilot’s license three years before her death. The cause of the crash has not yet been disclosed, but investigators found that the plane encountered severe turbulence and began breaking apart before it hit the ground.