Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
New York Post
Pilot, passenger miraculously walk away from shocking plane crash on busy road
By Olivia Land,
3 hours ago
A pilot and passenger narrowly avoided tragedy when a small plane nosedived onto a busy road in the UK, their flight club said.
Both occupants sat in the cockpit looking stunned just moments after the aircraft smashed into the A419 in Gloucestershire at 4:45 Tuesday afternoon, photos of the scene showed.
The pilot and passenger both looked shocked after the freak accident. Mila Vukelia/SWNS
One of the plane’s wings snapped off on impact, while debris was scattered across the roadway and motorists lined up behind the wreck.
The plane crashed on a busy main road on Tuesday afternoon. Dane Stevens / SWNS
“Two members of the Cotswold Gliding Club were taken to hospital with minor injuries to be checked on after an incident involving one of the club’s motorized gliders,” Cooper said.
The crash is under investigation by the Air Accidents Investigations Branch, he said.
The Cotswold Gliding Club is one of the largest in the country, with about 150 members, per its website.
One of the plane’s wings snapped off and debris was scattered across the roadway. Mila Vukelia/SWNS
First responders at the scene included an air ambulance from the Great Western Air Ambulance, the Telegraph added.
The small plane appeared to have “stalled and nosedived” before crashing, one eyewitness told Gloucestershire Live.
No vehicles on the ground were damaged in the crash, authorities said, though the road was closed for over five hours after authorities cleared up the mess.
Drivers stopped and helped the pair out of the wreck. Mila Vukelia/SWNS
The Cotswold Gliding Club did not respond to The Post’s request for an update on the pilot and passenger’s conditions.
For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.
Comments / 0