A small plane in the state of California crashed onto the railroad tracks, injuring the pilot and trapped inside the plane. Fortunately, the police were able to save the pilot in time just seconds before the train crashed into the plane. This dangerous scene made many people “cold sweat”.
The incident happened on the afternoon of January 9 in the Pacoima area near Los Angeles. The pilot in this incident was flying a small single-engine plane that took off from Whiteman Airport, but then crashed onto a nearby track due to an engine power failure.
In the clip captured by the camcorder attached to the police uniform of the Los Angeles Police Department, several officers can be seen trying their best to pull the pilot with a bloodied face out of the wreckage. , one of them shouted: “Go! To go! Hurry up!”
When the train sirens sounded, the train crashed into the plane within seconds of the pilot being pulled a few meters away, a situation that could be said to be “thousands of pounds”. hanging hair”. The pilot who crashed was lucky to escape from death twice in the same day.
The Los Angeles Police Department took to Twitter to praise the “courage and swift action” of police officers in rescuing the pilot.
Foothill Division Officers displayed heroism and quick action by saving the life of a pilot who made an emergency landing on the railroad tracks at San Fernando Rd. and Osborne St., just before an oncoming train collided with the aircraft. pic.twitter.com/DDxtGGIIMo
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) January 10, 2022
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the man was the only person on the plane. He was taken to hospital, but the agency did not disclose the extent of his injuries.
According to KTLA news, Christopher Aboyte was one of the police officers who helped save the pilot’s life. When they arrived, he began chatting with the pilot to try and help him stay sober.
But when they heard the whistle and saw the flashing lights of the train, they quickly pulled the pilot out of the wreckage.
Train crashes into plane at Whiteman Airport Van Nuys, CA #ABC7Eyewitness #breakingnews @FOXLA @ABC7 @KTLA pic.twitter.com/D1eEtvaajF
— Luis Jimenez (@ComposerLuis) January 9, 2022
The pilot’s wife told KTLA by phone that she was grateful to the police officers who saved her husband’s life.
“They saved his life… It would have been scary if he was still inside the plane,” she said.
