Plane crash lands on motorway and ploughs into car killing at least one passenger

A LIGHT aircraft has crash landed onto a motorway before ploughing into a car - killing at least one passenger inside.

The horror collision happened on Interstate 15 just outside Fallbrook, California, US, yesterday.

The same plane had safely landed on the same motorway 15-years before.

The horror collision happened on Interstate 15 just outside Fallbrook, California, US, yesterday AP

 Plane crashes onto busy motorway in the US
A black Nissan Altima sedan was parked on the hard shoulder at the time of the smash.
The driver is thought to have stopped to synchronise his Bluetooth device.
The single-engine plane is understood to have suffered engine problems before coming down on the highway.

The driver is thought to have stopped to synchronise his Bluetooth device AP.

Police said the aircraft landed on its belly before skidding around 250ft and striking the rear of the vehicle. 

The impact crushed the motor, killing the 38-year-old woman in the back seat and injuring three others.
John Buchanan, spokesman for the North County Fire Protection District, said: “The plane went completely into the trunk and pushed the rear bumper almost into the rear passenger seat.”

The impact crushed the motor, killing the 38-year-old woman in the back seat and injuring three others AP

Pilot Dennis Hogge, 62, and his female passenger suffered major injuries.
The driver of the sedan suffered moderate injuries, and his other two passengers were expected to survive their injuries.