Private jet crashes on runway during emergency landing at Dominican Republic airport

A private jet crashed on a runway during an emergency landing at an airport in the Dominican Republic. Footage shows the Gulfstream G200 attempting to touch down at La Romana International Airport, Dominican Republic on Sunday (7 June). It then erupted into a fireball, before huge plumes of black smoke started rising into the sky. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute said. Nobody else was on board. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations