Yesterday, I was heading with some friends to the Tam Tams (a weekly celebration/chill out held in Mount-Royal Park near my house) when we noticed a bunch of cop cars and firetrucks headed to where a group of people had gathered, almost in front of the (now under construction) monument at the corner of Rachel and du Parc.
When we got closer, we noticed what all the fuss was about. A small plane was parked in the middle of Avenue du Parc. Apparently, it had experienced engine trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing.
Luckily, most traffic going north on du Parc was held at Rachel by a red light, so no one was injured. Also lucky the pilot didn’t try going the other way down du Parc, right into the construction work.
I guess the best way to sum this experience up is that it’s something you don’t see every day and an interesting, unexpected way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
