A 375-pound U.S. military drone crashed near a Pennsylvania elementary school on Thursday afternoon.
After losing power in flight, the drone experienced a "hard landing" near the Lickdale Elementary School outside of Harrisburg, Pa. -- and was then run over by a car, according to local news reports.
The drone, a RQ-7 Shadow, is 11 feet long and has a wingspan of 14 feet. It reportedly costs $150,000, and was completely damaged in the collision -- a "total loss." No one was injured and no other serious damage was reported.
The cause of the incident is still unclear, but Maj. Ed Shank, a spokesman for Fort Indiantown Gap, a U.S. Army post just a few miles from the elementary school, said it is under investigation. The Pennsylvania Army National Guard regularly conducts training operations with RQ-7 drones out of Fort Indiantown.
Residents quoted by a local ABC station were surprised by the crash, but said they often hear drones fly over.
"I have listened to it for the past couple of years and I was a little unsteady with it going over my house because look what happens," said Lisa Cooper, who lives right down the street from the scene of the crash.
