A small plane carrying three people, one of whom was a child, veered into traffic in San Jose on Saturday afternoon, according to local news reports.
The crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. near the intersection of Capitol Highway and Excalibur Drive, according to the San Jose Fire Department.
According to NBC, there were two adults and a child on board the plane when it crashed. Police said each passenger was taken to hospital “out of an abundance of caution” with non-life-threatening injuries. The aircraft managed to avoid hitting any vehicles on the ground and no other injuries were reported.
According to ABC, Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane was a 1968 Cessna 177A Cardinal registered to Flying Twenty Inc., a nonprofit flying club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty. The club operates out of Reed Hillview Airport, according to the organization’s website.
Officials said the accident caused a minor fuel leak, but crews were able to quickly absorb it and caused a traffic jam that forced the brief closure of the Alum Rock Avenue exit of Highway 680, NBC reported. Authorities spent about three hours clearing the wreckage.
The cause of the incident is still under investigation.