Small plane crashes during emergency landing on busy Gainesville road
A small plane made an emergency landing on a busy Gainesville roadway Tuesday, crashing into multiple vehicles and forcing the closure of a major intersection, police said.
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A small plane made an emergency landing on a busy Gainesville roadway Tuesday, crashing into multiple vehicles and forcing the closure of a major intersection, police said.
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