Summary:
A student pilot has been praised for saving the lives of three people on board a plane that crashed in the middle of the Bronx.

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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:07 EST, 4 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:18 EST, 5 January 2014 . A student pilot became a hero yesterday after making a daring emergency landing on a New York City highway after the small aircraft he had taken on a tour over the Statue of Liberty ran into technical problems. Michael Schwartz was able to save himself and his two passengers by landing the small plane on the Major Deegan Expressway in the middle of the Bronx. Despite the risky outmaneuver taking place at 3.20pm all three escaped uninjured and avoided any collisions on the busy road. Scroll down for video . Crash: The small plane is pictured on a Bronx highway after the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing . Owner: The plane is registered to Michael Schwartz of South Salem, New York. Those on board have not been identified yet. They all survived: A man and two women were seen exiting the small aircraft after the landing and only one was said to have been injured . Speaking to the New York Daily News, Schwartz's wife spoke of her relief and pride. 'It is amazing. I'm just thankful he learned how to land well,â€ .