Gothamist-- Plane Crash Lands on Bronx Highway

I am running this story twice, to show how the American media (here local) treats it and how it is handled by the BBC

[Update] Photo: Small Plane Lands On Major Deegan Expressway In The Bronx

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A small plane landed on the Major Deegan Expressway in The Bronx this afternoon. According to officials, the plane made an emergency landing just before 3:30 p.m. on the northbound Major Deegan near Exit 12 (E. 233rd Street) in Van Cortland Park. Four people, including the pilot, were onboard the plane; the three passengers, one man and two women, suffered only minor injuries. We'll update as we learn more information.

A plane fell onto the highway crazy pic.twitter.com/mRQ7ncLv9K
— Daniel miller (@millerlite1996) January 4, 2014

@Dell_Alann yes pic.twitter.com/iUDgdXzCmt
— Daniel miller (@millerlite1996) January 4, 2014

driving down the deegan and a plane crashes imfront of me
— Neil o'sullivan (@neilosullivan_) January 4, 2014

You have to be kidding me ... Im trying to get to the bridge and someone lands a plane on the Deegan .... I swear
— Joe Clewell (@BlueShirts10) January 4, 2014

A plane really landed on the Major Deegan! pic.twitter.com/1oJSaTTkSQ
— pαmєlα (@pamydoll) January 4, 2014

Plane just landed on the major deegan almost hit my truck mofucka!
— Lou Heffner (@Prettyl0u) January 4, 2014

Stuck in traffic on the way to jersey since a plane landed on the major deegan. Wonderful
— Danielle Lauren (@danigirl2310) January 4, 2014

Update: According to the News, the plane was bound for LaGuardia Airport. As Robert Deniszczyc points out, the plane is "a Piper PA28-180 single engine, prop," registered to Westchester resident Michael Schwartz.
A source told the WSJ that the plane lost power, which led to the emergency landing; it's still unclear what caused it to lose power.

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