3 Hurt When Plane Nosedives Into Busy Bay Area Intersection

SAN JOSE, CA — Two adults and a child were injured Saturday when the small plane they were in nosedived into a busy intersection in San Jose, according to reports.

The adults and child have not been identified, and their injuries were not considered life-threatening, the reports said.

The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. in the area of Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive, NBC Bay Area reported.

The crash shut down the Alum Rock Avenue offramp from Highway 680, the report said.

There were no vehicles hit and no pedestrians were injured, KRON4 reported. There was a small fuel spill, the report said.

The plane, a 1968 Cessna 177A Cardinal, is registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a nonprofit flight club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty, ABC7 reported.

The plane was flying out of Reid Hillview Airport, the NBC report said.

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