A single-engine Cessna 172 plane crashed this Saturday on one of the access bridges to Miami-Beach, in Florida (USA), impacting one of the cars that were circulating, with the preliminary balance of two people hospitalized.
As a result of the impact, the plane caught fire. leaving a column of black smoke.
Images broadcast on the local television portal NBC6 show the device Covered in flames while a dozen drivers passing through the area got out of their cars visibly scared.
One of the cars was hit by the plane and you can see its entire front part destroyed.
Miami-Dade County Fire Department personnel arrived on scene. near Collins Avenue, one of the most important avenues in Miami Beach.
The incident occurred on the Haulover Inlet Bridge, one of the bridges that connect the mainland with the island of Miami Beach, he pointed NBC6.
The two preliminary victims of the accident were transported to the Ryder Trauma Center with burns, adds the outlet.
At the moment the authorities have not provided further details about the accident. According to the local newspaper The New Heraldthe plane took off from Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale International Airport with three people on boardwith a plan to land at Key West International Airport.
For its part, the Federal Aviation Administration reported that Twenty fire units were dispatched to put out the fire from the burning plane.
And the Miami-Dade Police warned that traffic remains closed on Collins Avenue, in both directions, between 96th and 163rd streets. He also recommended that drivers look for alternative routes this Saturday as they predict that this road will be affected for several hours.
With information from EFE
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