Dashcam footage has emerged showing the moment a plane crashed to the ground and exploded in Malta. Five people were killed in the accident, which reportedly occurred while the aircraft was en route to Libya.



The video, posted on Facebook by Laurent Azzopardi, shows the plane falling from the sky and erupting in a huge explosion. Azzopardi says he was driving to work when her dashcam captured the footage.



“A very shocking experience,” he wrote in his Facebook post.



The five victims were all French, and it is currently unclear whether they were military or civilian, Reuters reported, citing an airport source.



The plane was traveling to Misruata, Libya, according to TVM news.



The aircraft was a Swearingen Merlin, a small twin turboprop business aircraft, TVM reported. The plane was registered in the US. Earlier reports suggested that it belonged to Frontex, but the EU border control agency refuted that.