Los Angeles (US state of California) – This crash landing could have ended in a catastrophe!
Near a drag racing track in the small town of Pomona (east of the metropolis of Los Angeles), where a racing event for horsepower cars took place on Sunday, is a single-engine Small plane crashed.
The Piper PA-32 crashed into the parked cars not far from the race track
The small plane was occupied by four people
The machine broke on hers Crash landing Around 11:40 a.m. local time, several cars and mobile homes were taken with them. Three occupants of the Piper PA-32 were injured. Miraculously, visitors to the racing event were uninjured.
According to a statement from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), the crash occurred as the small plane appeared to be attempting to land at nearby Brackett Field Airport.
The driver’s cab of a pickup truck was severely damaged in the plane crash
There were four people in the plane. Three of them were taken to hospital by ambulance, including two with life-threatening injuries, said Sheila Kelliher-Berkoh, Fire department-LA County Captain, the “Los Angeles Times“.
The racing event was interrupted
At the time of the accident, the NHRA finals, which began on Thursday, were taking place at the nearby racetrack. Racing was paused on Sunday as emergency services responded, but the event later resumed.
It is currently unclear why the plane crashed and crashed into the parking lot. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating crash recorded.