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A small airplane crashed and ended up on a road instead of landing at a nearby airport in Markham, Ont. on Monday.
York Regional Police (YRP) confirmed a plane crash took place on 16th Avenue, near Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport.
The plane was attempting to land on the runway, but instead, it crashed through a fence and spun 90 degrees before coming to a stop on 16th Avenue.
“Everyone is safe and accounted for at this time,” YRP said in a social media post after the crash.
Doug Palmer was driving on 16th Avenue when the plane landed right in front of his black SUV. He hit the brakes and swerved, narrowly missing the aircraft. He says a piece of the plane ripped off during the emergency landing and ended up beneath his car.
“It happened so fast,” he told CTV News Toronto. “You get a flash of something coming at you and I reacted.”
check the nerds licence plate on the SUV in the right of the photo
