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On Friday, January 9, highway commuters near Naples, Florida narrowly dodged a fiery brush with death when a small plane crashed onto the side of a highway while attempting to make an emergency landing. The plane reportedly collided with a vehicle before hitting the wall alongside Interstate 75, bursting into flames.
Though the crash unfortunately claimed multiple fatalities, several of the passengers survived and escaped the wreckage in time. An eyewitness who ran over to help filmed the survivors as they ran away from the burning airplane. Be warned, some viewers may find the following footage disturbing:
“Is there anybody else in there?” Kyle called out to them.
“Yes! Our pilot, it’s our pilot,” one woman replied. However, when Kyle asked if they were still alive, none of the survivors knew.
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