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A small plane crash-landed just on the side of the 405 freeway in Long Beach this afternoon.
It happened around 1 pm not far from the Long Beach Airport. Fortunately, there weren't any injuries reported, according to City News Service.
It was a banner-tow plane, according to KNX. The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert around 1:10 p.m., shutting down the on-ramp and off-ramp on the northbound side of the freeway at Cherry Avenue.
So far no FAA officials have commented (and we're guessing a lot of the FAA's attention is directed at the deadly crash in San Francisco today).
Passers-by on the 405 freeway have been tweeting out photos of the plane:
Saw this plane crash on 405 in Long Beach Horrible pic.twitter.com/l1Bt1Fz06F
— Jillian Barberie (@askjillian) July 6, 2013
Mini Airplane crash on the 405 freeway of Orange Ave exit. Channel 5 news is on the scene. pic.twitter.com/fVnC4Xh3Zs
— Raul Avalos (@Raulavalos) July 6, 2013