BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A motorist was injured after a small plane crash-landed on Interstate 95 on Monday evening, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue
Officials said that the plane, which was carrying two people, landed on the southbound lanes of the interstate in the Cocoa area near mile marker 201 around 5:45 p.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Toyota Camry was traveling south on I-95, south of King Street, in the inside lane when a “fixed wing multi-engine aircraft” struck it while trying to make an emergency landing.
The Camry’s driver – identified as a 57-year-old Melbourne woman – was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, officials said. No other injuries were reported.
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The pilot of the plane – identified as a 27-year-old Orlando man, and the passenger – identified as a 27-year-old Temple Terrace man — were not injured and remained on-scene.
Troopers said there was a roadblock for the inside and center southbound lanes of I-95. Officials later announced that the roadblock had been cleared.
The FAA will be the lead the investigation into the airplane incident while the FHP will be conduct the vehicle crash investigation.
The incident marked the second plane crash in Central Florida on Monday after a Cessna 172 crash-landed on Jacobs Road in DeLand around 2 p.m., injuring two people onboard.