Car hits plane on freeway, 1 killed

NEEDLES, Calif. Authorities say the experimental aircraft had landed on an Interstate 40 ramp, about 10 miles west of Needles.

View a slideshow of the crash between the car and the plane

Witnesses tell the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was about 3 feet off the ground when the car slammed into it.

A San Bernardino County Sheriff's spokeswoman says three people in the car suffered minor injuries when its windshield shattered.

 

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