All 6 aboard jet escape wreckage after it skids off runway in Honduras

Five Americans and one Venezuelan survived the incident.

May 23, 2018, 4:59 AM

All six people aboard a jet that crashed off a Honduras runway and nearly broke in half have survived.

Five Americans -- four passengers and a crew member -- and a Venezuelan crew member all were rescued after their Gulfstream apparently overshot the runway in Tegucigalpa, the nation's capital.

A crane lifts the wreckage of a Gulfstream G200 aircraft that skidded off the runway during landing at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 22, 2018.
Jorge Cabrera/Reuters

The four passengers work for EZCORP, the second-largest owner of U.S. pawn shops. Three -- Bob Kasenter, Blair Powell and Nicole Swies -- were treated and released with minor injuries. Joe Rotunda suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung and was transported to a local hospital.

Forensic technicians and police officers from the Honduran National Police inspect the wreckage of a Gulfstream G200 aircraft that skidded off the runway during landing at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 22, 2018.
Jorge Cabrera/Reuters

"The company is coordinating to make sure the employees and crew are receiving proper medical attention," EZCORP said in a statement.The jet had embarked from Austin, Texas, where the company is headquartered.

Firefighters take cover from firefighting foam applied onto the wreckage of a Gulfstream G200 aircraft that skidded off the runway during landing at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 22, 2018.
Jorge Cabrera/Reuters

First responders were seen on video helping save those aboard the plane.Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said via Twitter that those injured were in stable condition.

PHOTO: Six people were rescued from a private jet that  skidded off a runway in Honduras on May 22, 2018.
Six people were rescued from a private jet that skidded off a runway in Honduras on May 22, 2018.
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ABC News' Stephen T. Gaynard, Kevin Kraus, Jim Vojtech and Conor Finnegan contributed to this report.