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Small Plane Lands On I-95 Near Wilson

It was an emergency landing, according to firefighters. The plane made it to the exit ramp. All lanes on I-95 are open.

WILSON, N.C. (WNCN) - North Carolina State Highway Patrol and other first responders are on scene after a small plane landed on Interstate 95 near Wilson, officials said.

NCSHP officials said it happened before 7:30 p.m. around exit 119. No injuries have been reported.

It was an emergency landing, according to firefighters. The plane made it to the exit ramp. All lanes on I-95 are open.

A release from the Federal Aviation Administration said it was a Piper PA-28 aircraft flying from Smithfield to Wilson "when the pilot declared an emergency." A previous release from the FAA incorrectly identified Rocky Mount as the destination.

No other information was immediately available.

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