Video: Plane makes emergency landing on highway amid busy traffic

The footage taken by a motorist shows the plane gliding down between cars and rolling along two lanes.

A small plane with a student pilot on board made an emergency landing in the middle of the traffic on a Southern California freeway.
The California Highway Patrol says the plane landed safely in the westbound lanes of Interstate 8 in El Cajon on Friday morning after reporting engine trouble.

Small plane lands on California highway.@LesterHoltNBC has the story. pic.twitter.com/YOSix4wD9c
- NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) October 20, 2018

Authorities say the single-engine Piper was carrying a 25-year-old pilot and a 36-year-old student.

Breaking: A small plane has landed on Highway I-8 in San Diego, California. pic.twitter.com/9t1XrDNuqc
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The CHP says the instructor landed the plane. Video taken by a motorist on the freeway shows the plane gliding down between cars and rolling along two lanes.

EMERGENCY LANDING: A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 580 near San Leandro, CA. The pilot told the California Highway Patrol that the fuel line snapped and caused the plane to lose pressure. No injuries were reported. https://t.co/4dutAdRZmI pic.twitter.com/sm4lDqiKWa
- World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) August 12, 2018

The pilot and student pushed the plane to the freeway shoulder to avoid blocking traffic.