Two people were killed after a Cessna aircraft crashed as it was departing from Daytona Beach International Airport around 10 p.m. Monday.



A student pilot and instructor were practicing takeoffs and landings when the crash occurred, said Kathleen Bergen, an FAA spokeswoman.

Officials said the plane caught on fire after it crashed.

Both were killed in the crash, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

The victims' names haven't been released.



Volusia County Fire Rescue sent this tweet out:



*Breaking News * Units on scene of a plane crash at DBIA. Volusia County and Daytona Beach units on scene. — Volusia Fire (@volusiafire) June 10, 2014

About an hour earlier, two people were killed after a plane crashed on Merritt Island.

