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Ten passengers and the pilot are killed in a plane crash during a skydiving trip in Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. The passengers are identified as five instructors and fiv
Confirmed
Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official. The aircraft – which was carrying 11 people – crashed at 11 a.m. local time during a skydiving session, according to Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region where the plane went down.
The plane crashed in a grassy area near the runway at the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, AFP reported. By the time I reached the roundabout, circled back and parked near the fire truck, a man was already on the scene trying to put out the flames,” the witness, who did not provide his name, said.
“There was no collateral damage, but unfortunately all the people who were inside died,” he said, adding that the whole town was in mourning. A significant emergency response was mobilized, with police units and 50 firefighters deployed to the scene, according to local authorities.
Seguy said emergency services responded immediately, adding that authorities were collecting statements from witnesses. “There were many witnesses at the scene of the accident,” including relatives of the victims, he said.
‘We are awaiting the arrival of the forensic team to conduct the standard investigation,” Séguy said. The Ministry of the Interior said Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was on his way to the scene.
No bystanders were among the casualties, according to Séguy.
What's confirmed
- Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official.
- The plane crashed in a grassy area near the runway at the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, AFP reported.
- “There was no collateral damage, but unfortunately all the people who were inside died,” he said, adding that the whole town was in mourning.
- Seguy said emergency services responded immediately, adding that authorities were collecting statements from witnesses.
- ‘We are awaiting the arrival of the forensic team to conduct the standard investigation,” Séguy said.
- No bystanders were among the casualties, according to Séguy.
What's still developing
- The plane crashed in a grassy area near the runway at the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, AFP reported.
- Seguy said emergency services responded immediately, adding that authorities were collecting statements from witnesses.
- “There was no collateral damage, but unfortunately all the people who were inside died,” he said, adding that the whole town was in mourning.
- The Ministry of the Interior said Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was on his way to the scene.
- Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official.
- The aircraft – which was carrying 11 people – crashed at 11 a.m. local time during a skydiving session, according to Yves Séguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region where the plane went down.
- A significant emergency response was mobilized, with police units and 50 firefighters deployed to the scene, according to local authorities.
- “There were many witnesses at the scene of the accident,” including relatives of the victims, he said.