Two dead as small plane crashes into California neighborhood

Los Angeles, United States: A small plane has crashed into a backyard of a residential neighborhood in southern California, killing two people onboard...

Los Angeles, United States: A small plane has crashed into a backyard of a residential neighborhood in southern California, killing two people onboard and damaging homes, local authorities said.

The Ventura County Fire Department said firefighters received reports Saturday afternoon of a single-engine aircraft that had crashed into two houses in Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles.

Police and the medical examiner's office "verified there were two passengers in the aircraft, both of whom were fatally injured in the accident," the county fire department wrote on X.

The two homes were occupied at the time of the crash but no injuries to residents were reported, the fire department said.

Photo and video images posted by the department showed firefighters on top of a house with holes in the roof, a fence and brick wall between residences knocked down, and the tops of trees sheared off.