A small plane crashed in a shopping centre parking lot in Santa Ana, California, with local media reporting several fatalities.
The Orange County [California] Fire Authority said fire and rescue units were sent to a the 3900 block of Bristol Street for a report of a plane down.
Footage and photos on social media showed the wreckage of a twin-engine Cessna aircraft. The plane is upright but on its belly. Several streets and the South Coast Plaza mall are closed.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 414 declared an emergency before crashing into a mall parking lot in the vicinity of Orange County's John Wayne Airport.
The FAA launched an investigation into the crash, and added that the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause.
Local media said five people were killed, citing Santa Ana police. They said no one on the ground was injured.