Six people died after a small plane crashed in southern California early Saturday morning, authorities say.
Deputies responded to the Murrieta crash site around 4:15 a.m. and found the aircraft “entirely engulfed in flames in a field,” according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
All six occupants of the plane were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not identified the victims.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.
The cause of the accident is not known at this time.
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