Drivers' shock as plane crashes onto A40
Drivers were left horrified when a plane crashed onto the A40.
The light aircraft smashed into the A40 Monmouth Road at around 3pm on Saturday afternoon.
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Emergency services, including four fire crews, were called to the scene and the pilot and two passengers were taken to hospital.
It is believed that nobody suffered serious injuries.
We are attending an incident on #A40 Abergavenny to Raglan. Please avoid area due to road closures #SWControl NR
— SW Fire & Rescue (@SWFireandRescue) June 25, 2016
One eyewitness, Lois Woods, 21, told Wales Online: "We heard a strange noise, getting louder and louder and then we saw the plane on the central reservation.
"We didn't see the crash, but I think we were there a few seconds after it came down."
Emergency services were called to the incident on the A40 between Raglan and Abergavenny.https://t.co/Sjl0QipqXh
— WalesOnline (@WalesOnline) June 25, 2016
According to the Daily Star, Chief Inspector Smith said: "Reports came in at 3.25pm that a light aircraft had come down on the A40.
"The police and two passengers are being treated for minor injuries."
The Air Accident Investigation Branch will look into the incident.
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