A small plane made an emergency landing on a highway outside of Las Vegas on Tuesday.

The Metropolitan Police Department said in a social media post at 9:24 a.m. it was assisting Nevada State Police with traffic control following the emergency landing of a small plane. The landing happened at about 9 a.m. in the area of Interstate 15 and mile marker 82, near Mesquite.

“The pilot is OK” and traffic delays were expected as crews worked to assess the plane in southbound lanes, police said.

A Clark County Fire Department spokesperson said the plane safely landed with only the pilot on board and that emergency crews were responding along with the Moapa Valley Fire Department.

The plane reportedly experienced engine troubles, the fire department spokesperson said.

This is a developing story

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