Country singer witnesses plane crash in Aspen

Aspen - Country singer LeAnn Rimes tweeted on Sunday that she witnessed a plane crash at the Aspen airport as she was getting ready to board another flight.

A 54-year-old pilot was killed and two others injured when a private jet crashed and burst into flames as it landed in Aspen, Colorado.

Rimes was among those who saw the tragedy take place and tweeted; “So sad! Horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the Aspen airport.”

So sad! Horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the Aspen airport.

— LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (@leannrimes) January 5, 2014

“The aircraft was reportedly en route to the luxury ski resort town from Toluca, Mexico via Tuscon, Arizona. The plane is said to have attempted a few approaches before crashing in a ball of fire,” Mail Online reported.

Video footage from the scene: