A Cessna 310 crashed on the 405 Freeway in California.
A small plane crash-landed on the 405 Freeway in Santa Ana, California, Friday morning at 9:35 a.m.The crash, involving a twin-engine Cessna 310, temporarily shut down both directions of the 405 Freeway. The incident occurred near John Wayne Airport. According to airport authorities, the northbound lanes of the 405 have been reopened, but southbound lanes remain closed.
NBC News reported that two people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash and their conditions are unknown.
Flights departing from John Wayne Airport are unaffected. The airfield was closed to arrival flights for a period of time but has now returned to full operation.
@Patharveynews hi there this just happened on the 405 freeway near the John Wayne airport pic.twitter.com/HsHnIU7SVP
- Sandra (@dggrfan) June 30, 2017Just saw the craziest thing on the 405 near John Wayne airport. Thankfully they're saying everyone on the plane is alive 🙏🏼@ABC @CNN @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/auVd9PbsVu
- Wendy Haskell (@WendyHaskell) June 30, 2017#PlaneCrash on the 405 near Orange County's John Wayne Airport pic.twitter.com/PD2nPPBiUb
- Chun Chan (@ChunChanRC) June 30, 2017