Small airplane makes emergency landing on Southern California freeway

SAN DIEGO — A small airplane joined the usually heavy traffic on Interstate 15 in San Diego late Monday afternoon when it made an emergency landing along the roadway's median

SAN DIEGO — A small airplane joined the usually heavy traffic on Interstate 15 in San Diego late Monday afternoon when it made an emergency landing along the roadway's median.

Reports of a plane on the freeway at Balboa Avenue were fielded by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department at 4:45 p.m., department spokesperson Candace Hadley said by email.

"When crews arrived, they found that the plane had landed safely with no injuries," she said.

The California Highway Patrol's Border Division added that no motorists were harmed, either.

"Please drive through the area with caution as we get the plane safely removed from the freeway," it said on X.