A four-year-old boy who was among three people killed in a Florida plane crash captured on a doorbell camera has been named by authorities as Taylor Bishop.
The youngster died in the horrifying incident when the plane crashed near an airfield in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on Monday.
Taylor was in an SUV with his mother, Megan Bishop, when the aircraft struck their vehicle and he died later from his injuries in hospital, says the Broward County Medical Examiner.
Authorities say that his mother was released from hospital later that day.
The accident occurred when the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza took off from the North Perry Airport but was quickly forced to head back with difficulties.
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Both the pilot and a passenger onboard the plane were killed and the accident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
The shocking crash was caught on camera by a neighbour’s Ring doorbell camera.
“Taylor was just her little compadre,” Anna Fusco, president of the Broward Teachers Union, told the Miami Herald of his mother, who is also known as Ki Ki.
“They were two peas in a pod. Every kid in the school is going to be upset that Ki Ki is going to be away for a while. She just lit it up.”
Ms Bishop has been a special education teacher’s assistant in Broward County Schools since 2015.
“Anytime anybody dies, it’s a tragedy that’s horrible,” said Broward County Mayor Steve Geller.
“When you have a child that dies, it’s unimaginable, and our prayers are going out to the family of the child.”
Ms Bishop’s family said in a statement: “They would like to thank everyone for all of their thoughts and prayers and request that everyone respects their privacy as they try to deal with this unimaginable heartbreak. Thank you, all.”
A GoFundMe page for the youngster’s family had raised more than $70,000 as of Wednesday morning.
