Published: May 12, 2020, 10:58 am Updated: May 13, 2020, 7:34 amMIRAMAR, Fla. – Two people were killed in separate small plane crashes Tuesday in different parts of Florida, officials said.
One plane crashed about 9:30 a.m. next to a shopping center in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Miramar, police said.
Another plane crashed in a Wesley Chapel backyard, north of Tampa, around 11:30 a.m., according to Pasco County Fire Rescue.
The Miramar plane belongs to Wayman Aviation Academy, which told the Miami Herald that the plane was carrying an advanced student and a teacher.
Officials didn't immediately release many details about the Wesley Chapel crash.