FOX NEWS – DEVELOPING: A Navy jet has crashed near a major road in Virginia Beach, an official with the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Fox News.
The two pilots are believed to have ejected safely from the jet, an FA-18 Superhornet, the official said. The plane crashed in a residential area near an apartment complex, according to local media reports. There is no word on injuries.
Emergency crews from the military, Virginia State Police and Virginia Beach police are all responding to the scene of the crash.
Virginia Department of Transportation traffic cameras showed black smoke rising from the Birdneck Road area of Virginia Beach at 12:30 p.m. local time.
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