(CNN) -- A man who came across a fiery jet crash said he saw former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies by ripping off their clothing.
"We turned to the jet to try and see if there was anything we could do, but immediately, there was nothing anyone could do," William Owens told CNN affiliate WIS in Columbia, South Carolina. "I felt ill or sick to think that these lives were snuffed out at that point."
The two men were in critical condition with extensive burns Saturday. The crash killed four other people on board, authorities said.
The two men were in critical condition with extensive burns Saturday. The crash killed four other people on board, authorities said.
The Learjet 60 carrying six people, including Barker and Goldstein, was taking off from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina on Friday night when it went off the runway. The plane crashed through light towers and an antenna array before crossing a road and stopping at an embankment, authorities said.
Owens came across the plane wreck while driving and stopped to see whether he could help.
Lexington County Coroner Harry O. Harman said all the dead in Friday's crash were Californians.
He identified them as pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills; co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad; Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City; and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles.
The Associated Press reported that Baker was an assistant to Barker and Still was a security guard for the musician.
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