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| Hero cops rescue crashed pilot from oncoming train (VIDEOS) | Hero cops rescue crashed pilot from oncoming train (VIDEOS) |
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| A crashed pilot was saved from almost certain death after police pulled him from a train track just before impact | A crashed pilot was saved from almost certain death after police pulled him from a train track just before impact |
| Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers rescued a pilot from his crashed plane just seconds before a train slammed into the aircraft, with the shocking footage going viral online. | |
| In police body camera footage, officers could be seen racing to pull the severely injured pilot out of his plane, which had crash landed on a train line at San Fernando Road and Osborne Street. Just seconds after they pulled the bloodied pilot out, the train could be seen tearing the aircraft apart. | In police body camera footage, officers could be seen racing to pull the severely injured pilot out of his plane, which had crash landed on a train line at San Fernando Road and Osborne Street. Just seconds after they pulled the bloodied pilot out, the train could be seen tearing the aircraft apart. |
| In other footage captured by shocked spectator Luis Jimenez, a large piece of plane debris was sent flying over nearby civilians – narrowly avoiding the cameraman and others nearby who would likely have been killed by the impact. | In other footage captured by shocked spectator Luis Jimenez, a large piece of plane debris was sent flying over nearby civilians – narrowly avoiding the cameraman and others nearby who would likely have been killed by the impact. |
| The LAPD praised the officers for having “displayed heroism and quick action,” and the incident went viral on social media. | The LAPD praised the officers for having “displayed heroism and quick action,” and the incident went viral on social media. |
| “Love our men and women in blue!” tweeted New York Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, while news anchor Theron Zahn wrote, “If this happened in a movie you would say it could never happen in real life.” | “Love our men and women in blue!” tweeted New York Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin, while news anchor Theron Zahn wrote, “If this happened in a movie you would say it could never happen in real life.” |