F-35 fighter jet crashes in California

An F-35 fighter jet crashed at Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California on Wednesday, ABC News reported, citing the Navy.

"The pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel," NAS Lemoore said in a statement.

At 4:30 local time, an "F-35C attached to the VFA-125 'Rough Raiders' went down not far from NAS Lemoore," the statement continued.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.