The pilot freed from the crashed plane by Los Angeles police seconds before the train ploughs into it
Police in Los Angeles has been hailed as heroes after pulling a man from a crashed plane seconds before it was hit by an oncoming train.
Key points:
The plane went down shortly after take-off, coming to rest
on a set of train tracks
Police acted quickly to pull the pilot to safety, mere
seconds before a train hit
The officers have been hailed as "heroes" for
freeing the pilot
Dramatic bodycam and bystander video show officers
responding to the crashed plane, which crashed onto train tracks in the Pacoima
neighbourhood on Sunday afternoon.
Officers are seen struggling to free the bloodied pilot from
the small aircraft, tugging at bits of wreckage and trying to make room for him
to get free.
He comes loose in the nick of time.
Just five seconds after he is pulled from the plane, a train
smashes into it and sends debris flying.
"Foothill Division Officers displayed heroism and quick
action by saving the life of a pilot who made an emergency landing on the
railroad tracks at San Fernando Road and Osborne Street, just before an
oncoming train collided with the aircraft," the Los Angeles Police
Department said.
The site of the crash is near an airport, which local media
reported the plane had been taking off from.
Police confirmed the plane had lost power before going down,
and that the pilot was the only person on board.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the man had been taken
to a regional trauma centre, but did not provide information on his condition.
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