Video: Train hits crashed plane seconds after pilot rescued 

A pilot have been successfully pulled free of a crashed plane in Los Angeles after he landed his plane onto railway tracks seconds before it was hit by a speeding train. 

The pilot was saved from the Cessna just before a high-speed train smashed into the aircraft, sending debris flying everywhere.  

The incident happened on Sunday, near to the Los Angeles Police Department's station in Foothill on Osborne Street, near Whiteman Airport. 

Dramatic video obtained shows several officers freeing the bleeding pilot from the downed plane, which had crashed shortly after take-off in the Pacoima neighbourhood, according to local media. 

Foothill Division Officers displayed heroism and quick action by saving the life of a pilot who made an emergency landing on the railroad tracks at San Fernando Rd. and Osborne St., just before an oncoming train collided with the aircraft. pic.twitter.com/DDxtGGIIMo

— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) January 10, 2022

In it, the police officers and pilot are just a few feet away from the tracks when the passing train destroys the plane.

"The plane had a failed take off and landed on the train tracks at a popular intersection," said Luis Jimenez, a 21-year-old music composer who filmed the video.

"Just seconds before impact police officers saved the pilot, and a piece of debris almost hit me."

The pilot was the sole passenger on the plane and first responders were called at around 2pm.

According to the LAPD's Valley Bureau, the plane had lost power and crashed into the tracks.

The man, later, was treated for cuts and bruises and is in a stable condition, according to local media.