[Auto] Plane makes emergency landing overnight in the middle of a busy US highway.

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Although it may seem incredible, the small aircraft was able to land on the road ahead of two vehicles. He finally hit a pickup truck before stopping.

Drivers on Highway 35W in the city of Minnesota (USA) experienced the scare of their lives when a plane had to make an emergency landing at night and in the middle of the road where several vehicles were traveling. Video images posted on Twitter by the Minnesota Department of Transportation show how the pilot managed to touch the road in front of two vehicles that were moving along the road and then hit a third car with his right wing. The plane, a 1979 Bellanca 17-30A, apparently suffered an engine failure, Ramsey County authorities said on Facebook, which also posted images of the crash between the small aircraft and a Ford SUV.

 

 

Despite the spectacular nature of the accident, local police reported that no one was injured, to a large extent, they said, thanks to the skill of 52-year-old pilot Craig Gifford, who would be a member of a United States aerobatics team. . The driver of the struck vehicle, Brittany Yurik, told local television KSTP that she only realized what was happening seconds before the plane hit her truck.

“He fell and immediately hit me and we slid down the road together ... The crunch of metal was incredibly loud. That noise is precisely what keeps going through my head and I also wonder how we can be alive after such an impact, ”Yurik said. Now, the federal Aviation Administration and the National Board of Transportation and Safety of the United States are investigating what happened to clarify whether it was an accident or recklessness.