Small plane clips pickup truck during emergency landing on Florida road

A small aircraft carrying two pilots struck a pickup truck while attempting an emergency landing on a Florida highway on Saturday. The New York Post reported that the incident occurred on Bayshore Road in Fort Myers. CBS News, CNN, Modern Ghana, and WESH also reported on the collision between the plane and the truck. [1][2][3][4][5]

According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the two pilots experienced a mechanical issue onboard the aircraft before attempting the emergency landing. Video footage shows the wings of the plane clip the rear of a pickup truck that was driving in the same direction after the aircraft's wheels touched down on the road at high speed. The plane then continued rolling down the highway. [1]

Florida features low-lying plains mostly under 100 feet above sea level and maintains the longest coastline in the contiguous United States. As FTMQ News reported earlier, aircraft incidents on roadways in the state have occurred before, including an October crash involving an SUV and a roadside assistance vehicle on Florida's Turnpike in Orange County. [8][10]