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A small plane carrying a traffic reporter has made an emergency landing on a highway in New Jersey, in the US. | |
The Cessna set down on the New Jersey Turnpike, about five miles (8km) east of Philadelphia, after a low oil pressure indicator came on. | |
Neither the pilot nor the reporter were injured, officials said. | |
"The plane landed, he taxied it over to the shoulder. We can't even get motorists to do that when they break down," a highways spokesman said. | |
Joe Orlando said traffic was backed up for about 1.5 miles (2.4km) in both directions after the early morning incident, mostly by people rubber-necking. | |
"For the first time in eight years, I can probably say you had a good reason to stop and look," Mr Orlando was quoted as saying by AP news agency. | |
The plane was loaded onto a truck and taken to a New Jersey Turnpike Authority maintenance yard. | |
The Federal Aviation Administration is due to conduct an investigation. |
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