LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed on Sunday after a small aircraft crashed near the South Coast Plaza shopping center in the U.S. state of California, authorities said.
The twin-engine aircraft crashed in the 3900 block of Bristol Street in the City of Santa Ana, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
The plane went down at about 12:29 p.m. local time into the parking lot of a Staples Supercenter, a local news outlet, City News Service, reported.
Medical group has been established to handle patient care and treatment, said the Orange County Fire Authority.
It was not clear if any people on the ground were injured in the incident.
