Airline Puts Pilot in Dangerous Position—and It Results in Disaster

The First People on the Scene

The two boys watched in horror as the plane fell, engines ablaze, and barely miss the highway and the path. The two ran towards the plane but didn't know what to do. They waited for 15 minutes for first responders to show up, but it seemed to be too late...

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