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Plane lands on US95 after fuel malfunction

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BOULDER CITY, Nev. (KTNV) — A student pilot successfully landed a plane on US95 near Eldorado Valley Drive following a malfunction.

According to a Facebook post by the Boulder City Police Department, authorities responded to reports of a plane landing on US95.

Upon arrival, officers found two uninjured people and the plane off the main highway.

The plane had a malfunction with fuel and lost power prompting the student to land on the highway before the instructor pushed the plane out of the way of traffic.