A man has been saved from near-death by police officers in Los Angeles after he crash-landed his plane onto railway tracks seconds before it was hit by a train.
The unnamed pilot was saved from the Cessna by quick-thinking officers who pulled him out just before a high-speed train smashed into the aircraft, sending debris flying everywhere.
The incident happened on Sunday, near to the Los Angeles Police Department’s station in Foothill on Osborne Street, near Whiteman Airport.
The dramatic video obtained by Reuters news agency shows several officers freeing the man from the downed plane, which had crashed shortly after take off in the Pacoima neighborhood, according to local media.
In it, the police officers and pilot are just a few feet away from the tracks when the passing train destroys the plane.
The Cessna, which lost power and crashed on railroad tracks, was smashed to pieces with debris flying everywhere after a high-speed train crashed into it.
No one on the train was injured.