Airline Puts Pilot in Dangerous Position—and It Results in Disaster

Two Boys on the Ground

Meanwhile, Paul and Trevor Burke, ages 9 and 13, were taking a stroll near the King George Reservoir in Staines-Upon-Thames, a small town outside of London. The two were walking on a small path that ran underneath a major highway. The two halted their march to watch flight 548 plummet from the sky towards the ground, eerily close to them. 

The First People on the Scene

The two boys watched in horror as the plane fell, engines ablaze, and barely miss the highway and the path. The two ran towards the plane but didn't know what to do. They waited for 15 minutes for first responders to show up, but it seemed to be too late...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.