Motorists Save 5 Passengers In Private Jet Crash, Video

A private jet carrying six passengers crashed Tuesday night on a highway in Texas, killing one person and triggering a massive rescue operation, according to police.

The fiery disaster was captured through multiple videos ... including one showing the plane slamming down on a highway.

As seen in one of the angles captured via dashcam ... a car is driving down the highway in Laredo while filming the plane flying low in the near distance. It's a bit hard to see at first, but suddenly, the plane drops down from the sky and crashes on the other side of the highway with what appears to be flames shooting up.

Motorists who happened upon the scene jumped out of their vehicles and rushed over to the burning plane to save people stuck inside. The good Samaritans used a sledgehammer and shovel to smash in the cockpit window to remove the crew and passengers.

Officials said the twin-jet Cessna was flying from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico to an airport in Austin, Texas, when the plane reportedly experienced mechanical failure.

Hours later, during a press conference, a rep for the Loredo PD said one person had died in the crash, but it was unclear if it was someone in the plane or on the ground. 

The spokesman also said one vehicle traveling along the highway was struck by the aircraft. It's unclear if anyone else was injured.