Five pickleball players killed in horrific plane crash on way to tournament identified

NewsWorldAmericasFive pickleball players killed in horrific plane crash on way to tournament identifiedThe small Cessna plane was traveling at a ‘high rate of speed’ when it went down near Wimberley, near Austin, TexasKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Sunday 03 May 2026 00:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969557","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-plane-crash-victims-identified-pickleball-b2969557.html","title":"Five pickleball players killed in plane crash on way to tournament identified"}}CloseRelated: JFK air traffic control averts near miss between two planesThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},...