5 killed after small plane crashes near Wimberley late Thursday

Five adults died after a small plane crashed near Wimberley late Thursday, Hays County officials said.

Five people died in a small plane crash near Wimberley after the aircraft went down late Thursday, Hays County officials said Friday.

The Cessna 421C was "traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of impact," Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a statement. The incident occurred near the 200 block of Round Rock Road in a wooded area on the edge of a neighborhood on the southwest side of town.

Becerra told the American-Statesman the plane was believed to be traveling to New Braunfels from Amarillo based on preliminary information. He added that he had no information on a cause.

Each of the victims was an adult, Becerra said.