A Small Plane Crashed Onto A Busy California Highway Near John Wayne Airport

This KTLA Los Angeles video shows the fiery aftermath of a plane crash after a private aircraft failed to make its intended destination, the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. Instead, the Cessna 310 went down on the busy 405 freeway, where clouds of billowing smoke and the obstruction itself began to cause massive delays (with the highway closed in both directions) after the plane burst into flames.

Currently (and fortunately), it is believed that no deaths will result from this accident, although two people inside the aircraft were transported to nearby hospitals with injuries. The following bystander photo and video show what a close call this accident presented. The person who shot the video relayed how this was the scariest incident of their life.

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These pictures show how the copious clounds of smoke from the plane were visible from miles away. At the airport, in-process departures were not delayed by the nearby crash, although arrivals crawled to a halt, which will likely hinder many of Friday’s scheduled flights.

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(Via KTLA, KCTV 5 & NBC Los Angeles)