Commotion yesterday afternoon on the Spanish island of Tenerife. A small plane had to make an emergency landing in the middle of a street in the municipality of San Miguel de Abona. The aircraft eventually came to a stop at a roundabout. The two occupants, a 50-year-old man and a 20-year-old young man, escaped with minor injuries.
Journalist at HLN
Source: Reuters, Elmundo.es
LOOK. The small plane lies across the street after an emergency landing on Tenerife
The emergency landing happened in the Amarilla Golf district, just a few kilometers from Tenerife South Airport. Images of the incident show the plane standing perpendicular to the road, surrounded by emergency services and white firefighting foam spreading across the street.
According to the Canary Islands emergency services, two men were on board: a man in his fifties and a man in his twenties. Both were able to get out of the plane under their own power after the collision. As a precaution, they were taken to hospital for further checks. No one on the street was injured and other vehicles were also spared.
Fuel
The Tenerife fire brigade responded en masse because fuel was leaking from the plane. Therefore, foam was sprayed over the asphalt to avoid any risk of fire. Ambulances, the local police and the Guardia Civil also arrived on the scene.
It is not yet clear what exactly caused the emergency landing. Spanish authorities are further investigating the incident.