Plane Hit by Train After Crashing on Train Tracks in California

Plane Hit by Train After Crashing on Train Tracks in California
A train hits an aircraft that crashed on railway tracks in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2022, in this screen grab from a social media video. Luis Jimenez/via Reuters
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Police in Los Angeles, California, pulled the pilot from a crash-landed Cessna seconds before the aircraft was hit by a train on Sunday, sending debris flying in all directions.

Dramatic video obtained by Reuters shows several officers freeing the man from the downed plane, which had crashed shortly after takeoff in the Pacoima neighborhood, according to local media. The officers and pilot are just a few feet away from the tracks when the passing train destroys the plane.