BBC story
Posted on 06/02/2002 9:41:09 AM PDT by colette_g
Small Jet Crashes On M11
One person was killed when a two-seater aircraft slid on to a motorway after its brakes failed on landing.
The privately-owned L39 jet failed to stop on the runway at Duxford Airfield and careered on to the M11 motorway, Cambridgeshire police said.
Amazingly there were no vehicles on that stretch of motorway at the time.
The motorway was closed in both directions between junctions 9 and 10.
There are reports of delays, although the traffic is lighter than usual due the jubilee bank holiday weekend, said the AA.
Cambridgeshire Ambulance Service believes that as well as the pilot the plane was carrying one passenger although they did not confirm whether the person killed was the pilot or the passenger.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched an inquiry into the accident.
One person ejected as the aircraft was heading for the motorway, but was killed.
A second person remained in the plane and walked away with minor injuries.
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