Three people were killed after a small plane crashed Monday afternoon in the area of Big Bear City in southern California, authorities said, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
Firefighters were called to an aircraft down in a vacant lot at around 2:02 p.m. local time (22:02 GMT), according to the Big Bear Fire Department.
Crews arrived on the scene in about three minutes, said the department in a Facebook post.
"Upon arrival, crews observed considerable damage to a single engine private plane, with no visible smoke or flames," said the department. "There were three souls on board, all of which perished as a result of this accident."