A small airplane with engine trouble struck a pickup truck during an emergency landing on a Nevada highway Saturday, authorities said. Two people were aboard and two people were in the truck when the collision occurred about 9 a.m. on a rural, two-lane section of Nevada Route 445 about 20 miles north of Reno, Nevada Highway Patrol Lt. Kevin Honea said. All four escaped with minor injuries, he said. "Anytime you hear about a plane versus car, you're thinking the worst. I'm happy to report that nobody had to be transported to the hospital."
The plane, an experimental Thunder Mustang, was forced to land after losing power, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.
Honea said the plane caught fire and was destroyed, but was unsure of the extent of the truck damage. - AP