Small plane makes emergency landing

A small passenger plane made an emergency landing on a Florida highway early Thursday afternoon.

According to Lakeland, Florida, police, the plane landed safely on a grass median of Highway 570, also known as the Polk Parkway, near exit 4.

Neither the pilot nor the passenger was injured.

#TrafficAlert Polk Parkway
LakelandPD and @LakelandFD currently working a scene involving a plane landing safely on the grass shoulder of the Polk Parkway near exit 4. Pilot and passenger are safe. No injuries at the scene. Eastbound lanes to close soon while plane is removed. pic.twitter.com/hjhHVU82n2
— LakelandPD (@LakelandPD) April 15, 2021

Eastbound lanes of the highway had to close while the plane was removed.

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Plane makes emergency landing on Florida highway