Plane making emergency landing in Colombia crashes into biker on road leaving him with serious injuries

A motorcyclist escaped death when he was struck by a small plane attempting to make an emergency landing on a highway in the southwestern Colombian province of Valle del Cauca. 

The near-tragic accident took place Sunday moments after Federico Gómez had taken off from Santa Ana Airport in the city of Cartago. 

Gómez noticed that the engine on his Raptor Scott was shutting down and was losing altitude, according to Cartago Fire Department second lieutenant Jairo Bernal. 

He tried to land along a stretch of the Panamericana Highway, which links Cartago and the municipality of Ansermanuevo, when the private plane plowed into the motorcyclist. 

Paramedics treat a motorcyclist moments after he was knocked of his motorcycle by a small plane that was attempting to make an emergency landing on a highway near Santa Ana Airport in Cartago, Colombia, on Sunday. The pilot, Federico Gómez, and the motorcyclist were taken to an area hospital. Gómez was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and is home recovering. The biker remains hospitalized 

Colombian authorities have indicated that the small plane's engine shut off moments after taking off from Santa Ana Airport, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing on a highway, where he crashed into a motorcyclist

Footage of the crash's aftermath showed the motorcyclist, in his 50s, lying on his back while first responders tend to him. 

In a second video, Gómez can be seen picking up his wallet from the ground. 

Social media users were quick in rushing to judgement and accused Gómez of stealing the wallet before Santa Ana Airport general manager, Yamil Varela, cleared the confusion and confirmed he was the pilot looking to obtain his identification.

Both men were rushed to an area hospital. 

Federico Gómez told DailyMail.com: 'At this moment. I am affected by this whole issue, and I do not want to comment on it'

Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of the accident 

Paramedics provide aid to a man who was knocked off his motorcycle moments after a small plane crashed into him on a highway while attempting an emergency landing in Cartago, Colombia

Gómez was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and is now recovering at home.

He told DailyMail.com in a text message that he preferred not to talk about the accident.

'At this moment, I am affected by this whole issue, and I do not want to comment on it,' he said. 'I hope you understand.'

The motorcyclist remains hospitalized and is being treated for to polytrauma. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia opened an investigation into the cause of the accident.