A small plane crashed Tuesday in a dramatic crash on a California highway, leaving people in the front. collided with a truck carrying burst into flames.
A plane struck the eastbound lane of the 91 Freeway in Riverside County near Lincoln Avenue shortly after 12:30 pm, the California Highway Patrol told KTLA} .
Footage of the cardiac arrest obtained by the outlet shows the plane falling out of the sky and skidding toward the shoulder before landing in the middle of traffic, leaving a trail of jet fuel burning. is shown.
The pilot and passengers on board were both able to safely exit the plane, he said, CHP. The plane also hit a truck, with three people on board, who were fortunately unharmed.
The pilot claimed to have made an emergency landing on the highway after experiencing an engine failure en route to Corona Municipal Airport for landing, according to CHP.
Light traffic and very bad pilots The landing navigation to avert a tragedy appears to have worked.
A video released by the Corona Fire Department shows the plane crashing into flames before firefighters doused the plane with water. It shows that it is surrounded by a large amount of smoke and emits a lot of smoke. Another photo from Department shows a charred plane wreck on thehighway.
Freeway Eastbound Lane Authority It was closed for several hours as the crash was investigated and debris cleared, causing major traffic delays.
