Drivers Light Runway So Plane Carrying Sick Mother and Child Can Take Off

Over 300 drivers lit up a runway in a remote part of Peru so that a plane carrying sick people could take off.

The small aircraft, which had three people requiring medical assistance onboard, didn’t get clearance for takeoff due to inadequate lighting.

The plane wasn't cleared for takeoff (image courtesy of NBC News).

But after a shout-out by a local radio station over 300 drivers turned up to help. They used their headlights to light the runway which then enabled the plane to leave.

It was carrying a mother and child who had suffered complications during birth as well as a teenager.

Hundreds of drivers turned up at the runway (image courtesy of NBC News).