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Watch: Boeing cargo plane splits into two parts on landing, pilots have miraculous escape

A Boeing 757 cargo airplane broke into two parts during an emergency landing at the Costa Rica airport on Thursday, with the two pilots having a miraculous escape

A Boeing 757 cargo airplane broke into two parts during an emergency landing at the Costa Rica airport on Thursday, with the two pilots having a miraculous escape.

The video footage of the incident shows thick smoke billowing from the plane which belonged to German logistics giant DHL

The two pilots flying the plane were shaken up but were found to be "in a good condition," after a check-up in hospital, according to an AFP report. 

The accident happened just before 10:30 am (1630 GMT) after the Boeing-757 plane, which had taken off from the Juan Santamaria international airport outside San Jose, was forced to return 25 minutes later for an emergency landing due to a technical failure.

The pilots had alerted local authorities about a hydraulic problem in the aircraft.