Low-flying bridge ahead! Moment a passenger plane gets STUCK under an overpass as it is transported along a highway in Delhi Passenger plane was stuck under bridge near Indira Gandhi International Airport Air India said the aircraft had been sold off and that it was no longer its property The plane was being transported on the Gurgaon-Dehli Expressway on Saturday By Laurence Dollimore For Mailonline Published: 11:33 BST, 6 October 2021 | Updated: 11:37 BST, 6 October 2021 Viewcomments This is the moment a former Air India plane collided with a motorway bridge and became wedged underneath it. Footage recorded by a motorist shows the passenger plane being carried by a lorry as it approaches an overpass on the Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway, in Delhi, on October 2. The roof of the aircraft is seen colliding with the bridge over the motorway as it makes a large screeching sound. Small fragments of the plane and overpass can be seen falling to the ground while shocked road users beep their horns. The Air India plane had been sold and was being transported by a huge lorry when it became stuck under an overpass near Indira Gandhi International Airport in Dehli The clip quickly became viral on social media as citizens speculated as to how the aircraft became stuck The plane was stuck on the Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on October 2 The aircraft had had its wings and tail removed before being fitted to the lorry. The incident was filmed near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the Indian capital of New Delhi. Rishabh Kumar - who filmed the moment - said: 'I was on my way back home and saw this aircraft loaded on a trailer. 'So out of curiosity i recorded a video which is now turned into an unexpected moment. 'I was shocked and really didn't expected that this was gonna happen.' The clip quickly became viral on social media as citizens speculated as to how the aircraft became stuck. Air India said the plane had been decommissioned and sold. The national carrier said in a statement: 'This is a deregistered scrapped aircraft of Air India which has been sold off. Footage shows cars and buses driving past as the Air India aircraft remains unmoved 'This was transported last night by the party. 'Air India has got no connection whatsoever with the aircraft under any circumstances.' Indian journalist Deepak Sharma said on Twitter: 'The aircraft, seems an old one, was being transported on a large vehicle when it got stuck under the overbridge. 'A negligence on part of officials and transporter.' Reports did not mention how the plane was freed. It is also unclear if the local authorities are investigating the plane's new owners over the incident. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility