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Plane Crash Closes 101 Freeway

A World War II-style airplane crashed Tuesday afternoon on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills. The single-engine AT-6 aircraft with markings of the German Luftwaffe crashed into the center divider of the northbound 101 near Liberty Canyon Road. The pilot escaped with no injuries, according to the Daily News. According to a tweet from Van Nuys Airport, the plane is from the Condor Squadron vintage flying club. Lanes in both directions on the freeway were closed until further notice. Northbound traffic was diverted at Lost Hills Road while southbound traffic was diverted at Liberty Canyon, according to a tweet from the California Highway Patrol. The cause of the crash was being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, the Daily News reported.

Mark Madler
Mark Madler
Mark R. Madler covers aviation & aerospace, manufacturing, technology, automotive & transportation, media & entertainment and the Antelope Valley. He joined the company in February 2006. Madler previously worked as a reporter for the Burbank Leader. Before that, he was a reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago and several daily newspapers in the suburban Chicago area. He has a bachelor’s of science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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