Plane towed from Fallbrook flips off freeway

A plane that was being towed on a trailer Friday night on northbound Interstate 15 fell off and landed upside down in the center divider near Temecula, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The accident was reported about 7:45 p.m. south of Temecula Valley Parkway. Medics were sent to the area, but no one was transported to a hospital, a CHP dispatcher said.

CHP Officer Juan Garcia told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that the plane was being towed from Fallbrook to Corona. The truck driver said that he was driving about 45 mph in the right-hand lane when the trailer began to wobble and went out of control.

A tow truck was called to remove the 25-foot plane, which landed with its nose on the ground and tail and back wheel in the air.


