Plane hit by train after crashing on railway tracks in California

A plane was hit by a train after a crash landing sending debris flying in all directions. Police officers pulled the pilot out before the train hit the plane.

Police in Los Angeles, California, pulled the pilot from a crash-landed Cessna seconds before the aircraft was hit by a train on Sunday, sending debris flying in all directions.

Dramatic video obtained by Reuters shows several officers freeing the man from the downed plane, which had crashed shortly after takeoff in the Pacoima neighborhood, according to local media. The officers and pilot are just a few feet away from the tracks when the passing train destroys the plane.