A Miami air traffic controller was killed when a small plane he was on crashed into a car on a bridge and burst into flames.
Authorities say Narciso Torres, 36, died when the single-engine Cessna 172 he was on lost engine power and crashed, hitting a minivan with three people inside at around 1pm on Saturday.
The crash sparked a massive fire on the Haulover Inlet Bridge near the 10800 block of Collins Avenue, Miami-Dade Police Spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said Sunday, noting that two others who were flying in the aircraft were able to get out and were brought to local hospitals.
But, Zabaleta said, after fire crews extinguished the blaze, they found Torres’ body in the wreckage, NBC Miami reports.
‘This is a terrible tragedy that has sent shock waves throughout our NATCA family,’ National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Rich Santa said in a statement.
The identities of the other victims of the crash have not yet been released, but authorities say the two others who were…
