A small plane crashed Friday morning near the Boca Raton Airport in Florida, causing the deaths of three aboard the aircraft.

During a press conference Michael LaSalle, Boca Raton Fire Rescue Assistant Chief, said the department received calls about the crash at approximately 10:12 a.m.

LaSalle said the plane experienced a a “mechanical issue” prior to going down.

“The aircraft had apparently some mechanical issues and went down here at Military Trail,” LaSalle told reporters. “It went down also there was a car on the ground. We will at this time confirm there were three fatalities in the aircraft and there was one injury on the ground, non-life threatening.”

The crash has closed down Military Trail between Butts Road and Northwest 19th Street along with the Interstate 95 interchange.

Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer said that the incident was “heartbreaking” and the cities thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those that died in the crash.

According to NBC6 South Florida, the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a Cessna 310 and was headed to the Tallahassee International Airport.

The driver who survived the crash was identified as Pablo Tafur and told the news station about his close call.

“I saw the plane fly low and continued through and next thing I know it’s on top, right in front of me and exploded, impacted right in front of my car and it crashed I tried to steer out of the way but it was pretty much unavoidable,” Tafur said. ”Got out of the car that was on fire, through the flames, and made it to safety.”

The plane reportedly circled in the air before attempting to return to the Boca Raton Airport.

Travelers are being told to continue to avoid the impacted roads and the crash will be reviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board and FAA.