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Emergency Landing on a Virginia Highway

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BRISTOL, Va. (AP) - Nobody was injured after a pilot made an emergency landing on an interstate highway in southwest Virginia.

State Police say the pilot was planning to land in Virginia Highlands Airport in Abingdon Friday at about 6 p.m. when he ran out of fuel.

He ended up landing on the shoulder of northbound I-81 in Washington County, near Bristol.

No vehicles on the highway were struck or damaged.

The Bristol Herald-Courier reports that the plane was towed to the airport and that no criminal charges were filed.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.