French skydiving plane crashes near Nancy, reportedly killing all 11 onboard
A skydiving plane has crashed in north-eastern France, killing all 11 people onboard, according to the region’s prefect.
The parachuting-school plane crashed near Nancy at 11am, said Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region.
The pilot and 10 passengers – five students and five instructors – died, the prefecture reported.
Séguy said: “The plane, which was transporting 11 people, fell suddenly immediately next to the aerodrome. There were no collateral victims.”
Emergency services responded immediately, and authorities were collecting witness statements, he said.
The French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, was on his way to the scene, his staff said.
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A skydiving plane operating near Nancy in north-eastern France crashed at 11am local time. The aircraft, carrying 11 people—one pilot, five parachute students, and five instructors—went down adjacent to the aerodrome. All onboard were killed. No one on the ground was injured. Regional prefect Yves Séguy confirmed the details. Emergency responders arrived immediately and began collecting witness accounts. France's interior minister Laurent Nuñez was travelling to the scene.
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A skydiving plane has crashed in north-eastern France, killing all 11 people onboard, according to the region’s prefect.
The parachuting-school plane crashed near Nancy at 11am, said Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region.
The pilot and 10 passengers – five students and five instructors – died, the prefecture reported.
Séguy said: “The plane, which was transporting 11 people, fell suddenly immediately next to the aerodrome. There were no collateral victims.”
Emergency services responded immediately, and authorities were collecting witness statements, he said.
The French interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, was on his way to the scene, his staff said.
More details soon …
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗
A skydiving plane crashed near Nancy in north-eastern France at 11am The aircraft was transporting 11 people: one pilot, five students, and five instructors All 11 people onboard were killed The plane fell immediately next to the aerodrome There were no ground casualties Emergency services responded immediately Authorities collected witness statements France's interior minister was en route to the scene
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗
- A skydiving plane crashed near Nancy in north-eastern France at 11am
- All 11 people onboard died: the pilot, 5 students, and 5 instructors
- The aircraft fell immediately next to the aerodrome with no ground casualties
- Emergency services responded and authorities collected witness statements
- France's interior minister was en route to the crash site