A plane crash in the Dominican Republic killed two U.S. pilots during an emergency landing attempt. The aircraft had stopped in the Dominican Republic to refuel before heading to Texas to pick up former MLB star Yadier Molina and his family, and was en route to Puerto Rico after that pickup. The crash occurred near La Romana and resulted in a fiery explosion. There were no passengers aboard at the time of the crash. The pilot reported an emergency shortly after takeoff from the Dominican Republic.

Accounts differ on the specific model of the aircraft: one source stated the plane was a U.S.-registered Gulfstream G200 Galaxy business jet, while another described it simply as a Gulfstream jet. The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation identified the deceased pilots as Erick Diago and Rudy Gahasal, according to digitalchew.com. Mechanical failures are suspected as the cause of the crash, according to digitalchew.com.

A video of the crash was shared on TikTok by the account @abcnews, according to briefly.co.za. Yadier Molina posted a message of condolences to the pilots and their families on social media, according to firstalert4.com. According to briefly.co.za, Molina was seen wearing a white St. Louis Cardinals uniform and a red batting helmet during a baseball game, looking solemnly toward the sky.