Small Plane Crashes on Interstate 405 in Southern California, Explodes into Fireball 

Air travel is the safest form of transportation, but accidents are bound to happen some time. Unfortunately that was the case for a couple in their 60's this morning when their Cessna 310 twin-engine plane didn't make it to the runway at John Wayne Airport. The small airplane took off from John Wayne Airport shortly before 9:30am and the pilot declared an emergency landing almost immediately after takeoff. As seen in a twitter video below, the plane came to a flaming crash when it landed on its fuel take, causing it to rupture. 

Miraculously, the couple were pulled from the wreckage by an off-duty Avalon, CA firefighter. According to Orange County Fire Authority Captain Larry Kurtz, both victims were taken to a nearby trauma center for treatment.

Crash landing onto a highway is not uncommon as it is the closest thing to a runway a pilot can get without actually using a runway. Unfortunately, there are usually a lot of obstacles that can rupture a the fuel tank causing a streak of flames across the highway. At this time, the need for an emergency landing is unclear but we are sure more information will unfold after the FAA investigation.