Plane Crashes Into A Busy Motorway And Bursts Into Flames In Broad Daylight (WATCH VIDEO)

Kurtz also confirmed that two people who were on board the plane suffered traumatic injuries. The man and the woman who were in their 50s and 60s were taken to hospital in a helicopter. In a recording of the mayday call, the pilot can be heard telling the control tower that he was trying “to get a little altitude”. He added: “I’ve lost my right engine.” The freeway, the main north-south route through southern Orange County, was shut in both directions for about an hour before the northbound side and one southbound lane were reopened. Traffic remained backed up for miles in both directions some two hours after the incident. Arrivals were halted at the airport for about 45 minutes after the crash, and officials there advised travellers to arrive several hours early for flights. The plane was still on the freeway several hours after the crash and investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration and John Wayne Airport were said to be en route to the scene. Watch the video below: