GREENACRES, Fla. — Federal investigators were at the scene Monday of a business jet crash in South Florida that killed all nine people on board, after the Bahamas-bound plane nose-dived onto a busy road and erupted into a fireball near homes.

The Learjet 60 went down at about 12:50 p.m. Sunday along Military Trail near Greenacres in Palm Beach County, according to federal and local officials. The plane had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that everyone on board was killed, calling the crash a "horrific tragedy" in a post on social media.

Authorities had not publicly identified the victims as of Monday morning, and the cause of the crash was not yet known.

Video circulating online showed the jet falling nearly vertically toward the ground beside a road before exploding into a ball of fire, narrowly missing cars and homes.

"It was a cataclysmic plane crash," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters near the scene Sunday.

DeSantis said the impact left a large crater on the side of the road and scattered a lot of debris over a significant distance. He also said the plane "looked like a missile going down."

There were no immediate reports of anyone on the ground being injured or killed, DeSantis said. He added that officials did not yet know whether any of the passengers or crew were Florida residents.

“Holy f*ck, we’re out of time” 🚨ATC audio captures the moments before the business jet crashed in Palm Beach county, Florida, killing all 9 people on board. via @thenewarea51 pic.twitter.com/GLpY3Eu1t5— Marcus d’Osint........

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