Officers rescue an injured pilot seconds before the train crashes into the plane

Officers rescue an injured pilot seconds before the train crashes into the plane

Web Desk
January 11, 2022

Officers rescue an injured pilot seconds before the train crashes into the plane

The officers who respond in Los Angeles, California, rescue an injured pilot just before seconds of oncoming train crashes to the plane on the railway tracks. The rescue clip has gone popular and the first responders have been praised for their quick response.

The pilot crash-landed his plane on the train lines that run parallel to the runway at Whiteman Airstrip, a general aviation airstrip in the Pacoima district of the San Fernando Valley.

The pilot is rescued on the crashed plane by at least three cops. And then the Metrolink train hits the plane apart. As per the 18-second video released via Twitter by LAPD.

A man can be heard shouting, “Go, go, go, go, go!” as the rapid train tears the plane’s fuselage in half.

https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/1480363436311670784

The pilot, who was the only person on board at the time of the accident, was taken to the hospital. The pilot, who is in his 70s, was said to be in stable condition.

The plane landed on the tracks just a few streets away from the LAPD’s Foothills Division station, and officers were on the scene almost at a time.

Netizens applauded the cops for their quick response and expressed their relief that the pilot was safe.

WOW. What absolute heroes. 👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/IgRrJtuOzG

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 10, 2022

I imagine the locomotive conductor and engineer had an interesting whiz quiz… you hit a what? A plane? What are you smoking?

— Bryce Leinan (@nvn8vbryce) January 10, 2022

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As a railroad engineer I can't be more proud of these officers. Hitting an occupied vehicle or an individual on the tracks stays with you forever. Knowing the occupant was clear of the tracks when the train hit the plane will let the Engineer sleep easier.

— Don (@DonP64) January 10, 2022

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