US security plane lands on flatbed lorry on busy highway.

Miracle escape for pilot and crew as plane lands on flat-bed truck on busy highway

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 3:49 PM on 2nd February 2011

Motorists had to do a double take as a light aircraft made its way along a freeway after being forced to make an emergency landing.

The plane had been returning to Teterboro Airport in New York when it suffered a fuel line malfunction.

But disaster was averted when a truck with a flat-bed trailer was scrambled and driven out on to the Interstate 80 in New Jersey - and the pilot managed to land on it.

Scroll down to see the news video of the miracle escape 

Emergency landing: The plane, owned by the American Justice Department, safely landed on a flat-bed trailer

Saved: The plane ran out of fuel but luckily no one was injured

The Department of Justice was forced to admit that the government aircraft was being used for security training purposes.

Aside from the rookie pilot, a flight instructor and law enforcement officer were also on board.

It isn't known who landed the plane, but nobody was injured.

But apart from a few bemused motorists at around 2.30pm on Monday, nobody was any the wiser.

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