Emergency services at the scene of the crash near Nancy, north-eastern France. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/ReutersView image in fullscreenEmergency services at the scene of the crash near Nancy, north-eastern France. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/ReutersFrench skydiving plane crashes near Nancy, reportedly killing all 11 onboardFive pairs of students and instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefect
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.
