Dramatic Footage Shows Cops Pulling Injured Pilot From Crashed Plane Just Seconds Before Train Smashes Into It

A pilot miraculously survived twice in a matter of minutes - first when he crash-landed onto railroad tracks, then when police officers rescued him just before a train smashed into the aircraft.

Dramatic bodycam footage showed the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers working to free the bloodied pilot from the cockpit of the crumpled plane.

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"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!" an officer yells as they drag the man away seconds before the train, its horn blaring, ripped through the empty plane, CNN reported.

Moments later, the train hits the plane, sending debris flying everywhere as the officers make a dash to take the injured pilot to a safe location.

Foothill Division Officers displayed heroism and quick action by saving the life of a pilot who made an emergency landing on the railroad tracks at San Fernando Rd. and Osborne St., just before an oncoming train collided with the aircraft. pic.twitter.com/DDxtGGIIMo

¡ª LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) January 10, 2022

"Foothill Division Officers displayed heroism and quick action by saving the life of a pilot who made an emergency landing on the railroad tracks at San Fernando Rd. and Osborne St., just before an oncoming train collided with the aircraft," the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted.

The incident took place on train tracks that run parallel to the runway at Whiteman Airport, a general aviation airport in the Los Angeles' Pacoima neighbourhood. The plane lost power and crash-landed near the intersection of San Fernando Road and Osborne Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Bureau.

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The pilot was the only person on board; he was taken to the hospital after the ordeal. He was in stable condition as of Sunday evening, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The single-engine plane ¡ª identified as a 1967 Cessna 172H, according to the FlightAware website ¡ª lost power shortly after takeoff, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Last month, a small plane crashed into an occupied home in US' California, resulting in the pilot being hospitalised.

The pilot was only one aboard the plane when it went down on top of the home in Placer County, New York Post reported. The Placer County Sheriff¡¯s Office had said the crash happened at around 3 pm local time in Auburn.

When the deputies arrived at the scene, they found a single-engine Cessna 172 had crashed into the roof of a house near the Auburn Municipal Airport.

It was reported that the homeowners were inside the home at the time of the crash but were uninjured. No one else on the ground was hurt.

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