No one hurt when airplane lands on I-75 median in Hillsborough (updated with photos)

Published: August 23, 2012 

HILLSBOROUGH -- A single-engine airplane with three people on board made a hard landing in the median of Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County on Thursday morning.

No one was injured when the plane landed near Gibsonton Road about 9:30 a.m.

The plane did not crash but sustained damage on landing. About 60 gallons of fuel may have spilled onto the ground, according to a news release. A hazardous material team was cleaning up the spill.

View Tweets and pictures of the plane below.

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