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A small plane turned a Florida road into an emergency runway Saturday, crashing into the back of a moving pickup truck in a dramatic close call captured on video.
Two pilots were aboard the aircraft when a mechanical issue forced them to attempt an emergency landing near Bayshore Road and Interstate 75 in North Fort Myers around noon, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
The plane departed Sebring, Florida, around 11 a.m. Saturday and made the emergency landing about 50 minutes later, at 11:50 a.m., according to FlightAware tracking data.
Video captured from the road shows the plane’s wheels touch down on the asphalt as it speeds along Bayshore Road, its wing clipping the rear of a pickup traveling in the same direction.
The truck was heading eastbound when the aircraft struck it, according to the sheriff’s office. No injuries were reported.
Images shared by the sheriff’s office show the aftermath, with the small aircraft sitting on the roadway.
"Thankfully, this incident had a positive outcome, and no one was injured," Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement.
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"Given the recent tragic news involving aviation accidents, we are especially grateful that everyone is safe."
Marceno credited patrol deputies, FDOT Southwest Florida and Bayshore Fire Rescue for their quick response.
"We will continue working closely with our partners at the FAA as they review the circumstances surrounding this incident," he said.
The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.
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The close call came less than a week after a Learjet crashed Sunday, Nov. 1, in Greenacres in Palm Beach County, killing all nine people aboard.
Federal investigators are working to determine what caused that crash.
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