Florida, Nov. 1 -- As many as nine people were on board a private jet that crashed into a residential area in South Florida on Sunday afternoon (local time), triggering a massive fireball and prompting emergency crews to shut down nearby roads, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

According to Fox News, the aircraft crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, around 12:50 PM, approximately nine miles from US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

The FAA confirmed that the aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.

"The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and wi...