A private jet bound for the Bahamas crashed in Palm Beach County, Fla., Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people on board. 

The Learjet 60, which had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, went down at about 12:50 p.m. ET near Cresthaven, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. 

Dashcam footage posted to social media by an eyewitness showed the aircraft falling toward the ground beside a road and exploding into a fireball, narrowly missing cars and homes. 

Duffy called the crash a "horrific tragedy" in a post on X, adding: "Please join me in praying for the families and loved ones of those we lost." 

Air traffic control audio posted on LiveATC captured the crew's comments ...