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Small plane crashes on San Jose highway leaving three people injured

A single-engine plane crashed into an overpass on a highway in San Jose, California, injuring two adults and one child on board.

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A Cessna 177 single-engine aircraft crashed into the Capitol Expressway in San Jose, California, on Saturday. Fox News and ABC7 Los Angeles both reported that the plane struck an overpass arching atop the highway near Excalibur Drive. Dashboard camera footage recorded the incident as it occurred. [1][2][3][4]

Three people who were aboard the aircraft sustained injuries during the crash, including two adults and one child. According to Fox News, citing the San Jose Fire Department, none of the injuries were life-threatening. Firefighters and emergency crews responded to the scene on the expressway. [1][4]

San Jose is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and serves as the county seat of Santa Clara County. Federal agencies are now investigating the cause of the incident. Fox News reported that both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have launched investigations. [1][5]

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In short

  • A Cessna 177 crashed into a highway overpass in San Jose, California.
  • Three people on board the aircraft, including two adults and one child, were injured.
  • The San Jose Fire Department reported that none of the injuries were life-threatening.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Dashcam video captures small plane crashing on San Jose highway, injuring three on board, including childFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Dashcam video captures small plane crashing on San Jose highway, injuring three on board, including child930 WFMD Free Talk, 1h ago
  3. [3]Video shows plane crash on San Jose highwayKING5.com, 1d ago
  4. [4]2 adults, 1 child injured in San Jose, California plane crash on Capitol Expressway at Excalibur Drive, fire department saysABC7 Los Angeles, 1d ago

Background

  1. [5]San Jose, California on Wikipedia
  2. [6]Dashcam on Wikipedia
  3. [7]Dashcam on Grokipedia
  4. [8]Six people die after small plane crashes in rural Wisconsin FTMQ News, 5d ago
  5. [9]Vehicle strikes crowd at Kansas soccer game leaving two dead FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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