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Small plane makes emergency landing on B.C. highway

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a small plane made an emergency landing Friday on a Surrey, B.C. highway. A release from the RCMP says the plane landed on Highway 17 at Tannery Road around 6:42 p.m.

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a small plane made an emergency landing Friday on a Surrey, B.C. highway.

 The RCMP says the plane landed on Highway 17 at Tannery Road around 6:42 p.m. Photo By Twitter / @JoshPolowinA release from the RCMP says the plane landed on Highway 17 at Tannery Road around 6:42 p.m. Photograph By Twitter / @JoshPolowin

A release from the RCMP says the plane landed on Highway 17 at Tannery Road around 6:42 p.m.

Police say neither the plane nor any vehicles on the road were damaged, and the two people aboard the aircraft were uninjured.

They say a preliminary investigation indicated the plane encountered some sort of difficulty, however, the exact cause has yet to be determined.

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The incident resulted in some traffic issues, but the plane was soon removed and traffic cleared.

Anyone with more information, is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP.