A small plane crashed into three cars on a Texas intersection Wednesday injuring four people and shutting down a busy parkway.
Victoria Police Department responded to the crash at the intersection of Zac Lentz Parkway and Mockingbird Lane around 3 p.m. CT.
A twin-engine Piper Navajo struck three cars on the roadway and split in half at the fuselage.
Police said five people were involved in the incident, three people have non-life threatening injuries and one person is being treated for serious injuries.
The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft and they are being evaluated for injuries, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Video obtained by Fox26 shows the obliterated aircraft with debris spread across the road.
The plane had been in the air for approximately five hours before the crash and took off from Victoria Regional Airport around 9:52 a.m., according to FlightAware.
The cause of the crash is unknown and the FAA is investigating. Images from the scene showed the plane split in half with some of the wreckage sitting on top of a damaged car.
Footage of the incident shared on Facebook showed the plane flying very low over the roadway before crash landing on top of a white vehicle.
‘This is not something we see everyday, but we are glad that people seem to be OK and they´re getting checked out,’ Victoria Police Deputy Chief Eline Moya said.
Students from nearby Victoria East High School were released shortly before the crash, reported KHOU.
Traffic is being diverted and parents were warned that student pick up may take longer than expected.
The aircraft is registered to Marc, Inc. a contract flight service company based in Mississippi, according to FAA records.
‘Marc, Inc. is North America’s largest provider of specialized contract aircraft and flight crews for airborne GIS, survey and surveillance projects,’ the company website states.
This is a developing story.