Two Hospitalized After Fiery Plane Crash on 405 Freeway in Orange CountyChannel 4/LA/NBC, Jun 30, 2017
Two people were rescued from the fiery wreckage of a small plane that crashed Friday morning on the 405 Freeway in Orange County, clipped a pickup and skidded to a stop against a median as it burst into flames.
The crash occurred at the MacArthur Boulevard exit ramp near John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana as the Cessna 310 arrived for a landing. Two people -- a man and a woman in their 50s and 60s -- were on the plane, which caught fire and produced a tower of smoke that could be seen for miles around by drivers and workers in nearby office buildings.
Details regarding the victims' conditions were not immediately available.
"It was a very surreal moment," said witness Korosh Torkzadeh, who works in the area. "I didn't really hear an impact. I thought the plane had actually made it to the airport, but then we saw it on the 405 Freeway."
Torkzadeh said authorities' response time was "almost instant."
Orange County Fire Capt. Larry Kurtz said authorities are attempting to confirm reports that a driver, possibly a current or former firefighter, stopped and pulled the two occupants from the burning wreckage.
"As the first responders arrived, the individual in question really did extraordinary work helping to get these individuals out of the aircraft," Kurtz said. "He was very calm, very relaxed. Obviously, he's a professional."
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