Child Killed in Plane Crash Near Downtown Anchorage

A young child was killed and 4 other people injured when a small plane crashed into one of the busiest streets in Anchorage during rush hour yesterday. The Cessna clipped a motel before smashing into a vacant car dealership, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Dozens of witnesses and passing motorists rushed to the scene to rescue passengers from the burning plane.

"Everyone was running over to help," said one witness. "They lifted up the wing of the plane and started pulling people out." Said another passer-by: "Oh my God, I couldn't believe it. I never felt so helpless." (More Alaska stories.)