Emergency personnel work at the site of a collision between a pickup truck and a small airplane which was making an emergency landing on Nevada Route 445, about 20 miles north of Reno, Nev. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Police said all four occupants of both vehicles escaped with minor injuries.RENO, Nev. – A small airplane with engine trouble struck a pickup truck during an emergency landing on a Nevada highway Saturday morning, authorities said.
At least two people were aboard the plane and two people were in the truck when the collision occurred about 9 a.m. on a rural, two-lane section of Nevada Route 445 about 20 miles north of Reno, Nevada Highway Patrol Lt. Kevin Honea said.
All four escaped with minor injuries, Honea said.
“Anytime you hear about a plane versus car, you’re thinking the worst,” Honea said. “I’m happy to report that nobody had to be transported to the hospital.”
The truck was heading north on the 40-mile-long highway, which links the Reno area and a desert lake.