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Small plane makes emergency landing on highway in Fannin County

By Julia Falcon

September 22, 2022 / 9:02 PM CDT / CBS Texas

Thursday evening headlines for September 22, 2022

SAVOY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A small plane made an emergency landing on a highway in Fannin County on Thursday.

The 1995 Commander aircraft landed on the westbound lanes of US-82 at about 3:30 p.m., police said.

The plane veered across the median, stopping on the eastbound lanes on the highway.

There were no injuries reported and the pilot landed the plane safely.

Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.