THIS is the moment a small propeller plane smashed into a bridge and nosedived onto a busy motorway.
A child and two adults who were onboard the aircraft survived and were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Jaw-dropping footage shows the plane clip its wing on a lamp post as it descends towards the ground.
The aircraft then pinwheels more than 180 degrees through the air before crashing on its nose.
The hair-raising emergency landing unfolded in front of stunned motorists on a busy highway.
Dashcam footage captured by one of the cars on the overpass shows the mangled plane lying on the road with its tail in the air.
Miraculously, no cars were struck during the , local authorities said.
The cause of the smash landing remains unclear.
Emergency crews could be seen on site directing traffic around the wreck in the aftermath.
The San Jose Fire Department said it had received a report of the crash at about 3pm local time on Saturday.
Firefighters said there was a minor fuel leak as a result of the crash.
The plane has been identified as a 1960 Cessna 177A Cardinal, the department said.
It was registered to Flying Twenty Inc, a non-profit flight club for San Jose State University students, alumni and faculty, ABC30 reported.
The highway collision comes after another plane crashed while landing at San Jose’s Reid Hillview Airport because of faulty landing gear last Friday.
Two people onboard were uninjured and were able to climb out of the aircraft themselves.
The crash was the result of faulty landing gear, according to the San Jose Fire Department.
Last month, another plane crash ended in tragedy when actor Guy Kapulnik, 46, died when the aircraft he was flying plummeted into a field.
The Israeli star and flight instructor died alongside Taylor Laska, 33, and both were pronounced dead at the scene close to a California airport.
