Commuters on the 405 Freeway near Orange County ere in for a horrific surprise on Friday morning when they saw a small private Cessna plane swerve dangerously into the ongoing traffic and then crash land on the tarmac .
The plane immediately burst into flames on landing. It was headed to the nearby John Wayne Airport to make an emergency landing but could not make it in time.
Two people in the plane were hospitalised. Local reports say that the plane hit close to six vehicles on making contact with ground.
Plane crash at @JohnWayneAir pic.twitter.com/jNWQmGE1A6
— Steven Charles (@BasedClapp) June 30, 2017
Social media immediately caught the action with some expressing how scary the whole incident had been.