Pilot and Passenger Survive After Their Plane Crashes on Busy Road and a Photo Captured Their Stunned Reaction

Mar. 15, 2025

A pilot and passenger survive a plane crash on busy road.Photo:Mila Vukelic / SWNS

Mila Vukelic / SWNS

Two people survived an unusual plane crash in England.

A pilot and a passenger were onboard a “light aircraft” when it crashed over a busy road in a small village south-east of Stroud, Gloucestershire, at around 4.45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Gloucestershire police shared in astatementon Facebook.

The crash occurred on Aug. 27.Mila Vukelic / SWNS

Road closures were put in place at the time of the incident as emergency services tended to the passengers.

One witness said the plane “nosedived” in the crash. “[It] looked like it stalled and nosedived into the main road,” they toldGloucestershire Live.

A second witness caught in traffic in the incident toldBBC Radio Gloucestershire, “We could see what looked like a glider. My stepdaughter who’s a nurse stayed at the scene to help out. The traffic is chaos up there.”

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The Air Accident Investigation Branch said in astatementit has started an investigation into the accident.

source: people.com