Two killed on ground as fighter jet hits houses in SanDiego

Two killed on ground as fighter jet hits houses
At least two people were killed today when a military fighter jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego, California. Two other people are missing. The pilot ejected before the crash and is hospitalized. The F/A-18 jet was trying to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar when it went down.
Officials: 2 dead, 2 missing after military jet crash
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NEW: Officials: Two people in San Diego home killed in crash of F/A-18

NEW: Two others believed to have been in home are missing, officials say

Marines: Pilot -- the jet's only occupant -- ejected safely, was taken to hospital

Two homes destroyed in crash about 2 miles from airfield, officials say


Both victims were in one of two houses destroyed by the crash and ensuing fire, and two others believed to be in that house were missing, officials said.

The pilot of the F/A-18 Hornet ejected safely and was taken to a hospital, the Marine Corps said in a news release. The pilot, whose name was not released, was the only occupant of the two-seat aircraft, the Marine Corps said.

At a news conference in the University City community where the crash occurred, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said it was believed that four people -- "possibly a grandmother, a mother and two children" -- were in the destroyed house where firefighters found two bodies. See photos of fiery crash site »

The other two people believed to be in that house were missing, and firefighters were searching through the rubble, Sanders said. Watch aerial footage of crash site »

The other house hit by the plane apparently was unoccupied at the time, he said. See map showing crash site, airfield »

The jet crashed into an area of about 20 homes, Sanders said, but only those two houses burned.


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