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Plane makes emergency landing on highway and somehow kills no one


It's safe to say, the absolute worst time to hear engines grind to a halt is when you are up in the sky. That’s just what happened to the pilot of a single-engine, four-seat plane above Stafford Township in New Jersey.

The four Skydive East Coast Skydiving School students considered jumping, but decided to trust the pilot in the end. Although, for a minute is seemed like a bad idea as the pilot aimed the troubled plane for Route 72 below, directly into traffic.

Amazingly, the pilot (whose name has not been released) was able to not only avoid every car, but also lights and powerlines, as he touched down on the road and skidded to the grass median between the east and westbound lanes. Watch below: