Five dead as plane ‘traveling at high speed’ crashes near Austin

NewsWorldAmericasFive dead as plane ‘traveling at high speed’ crashes near AustinThe crash happened around 11 p.m. in TexasAssociated Press Friday 01 May 2026 14:31 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968914","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/austin-plane-crash-texas-wimberley-deaths-b2968914.html","title":"Five dead as plane ‘traveling at high speed’ crashes near Austin"}}The victims have not yet been named (Getty/iStock)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Five people have died after a small plane crashed near Austin in Texas on Thursday night.The wreck occurred in Wimberley, a city approximately 40 miles southwe...