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Watch: Propeller plane crashes into vehicles at Texas highway, four injured – Times of India
A dual-engine propeller aircraft crashed and broke into two pieces on a Texas motorway on Wednesday afternoon, striking vehicles and resulting in four people being hospitalised, officials confirmed.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the Piper PA-31, carrying only the pilot, crashed at approximately 3 pm (local time) near a motorway bridge in Victoria, situated about 150 miles (240 kilometres) southwest of Houston.
According to a police statement on Facebook, three vehicles sustained damage, and visuals revealed the aircraft had split at its midsection, with debris resting on top of a car.
Victoria Police Deputy Chief Eline Moya confirmed that three individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries, while one person required transfer to a distant hospital for specialised care. The pilot was undergoing medical assessment.
“This is not something we see every day, but we are glad that people seem to be OK and they’re getting checked out,” Moya said.
The pilot’s identity remained undisclosed. Also, the FAA announced its intention to investigate the incident.
Tony Poynor recounted that whilst approaching an intersection, he heard the sound of a small aircraft engine extremely close by.
“To the left of me you start seeing on the wall a shadow of this plane,” he said as quoted by AP. “Then it passed over the top of my truck. And it’s still horizontal at this point, then about a quarter of a mile in front of me it starts to wobble.”
Poynor added that after the crash, he approached the aircraft and found the pilot conscious but was unable to extract him from the wreckage.