Broward County

A plane made an emergency landing on Alligator Alley. Then, along came a truck

A single-engine plane made a successful emergency landing along Alligator Alley Wednesday morning, managing to avoid injuries or even blocking any Interstate 75 lanes, the city of Weston said.

Then, along came a truck.

The single engine plane that made an emergency landing along Alligator Alley
The single engine plane that made an emergency landing along Alligator Alley Florida Highway Patrol West Palm Beach Twitter

“In an unfortunate twist of events, a landscape truck clipped the wing of the plane and spun it further into the grass area,” the city’s Twitter account lamented, “but now one lane southbound at Mile Marker 40/41 is shut down.”

This breaking news story will be updated as more is learned.

This story was originally published September 9, 2020 at 11:17 AM.

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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