A skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing 11 people. The aircraft, which was carrying 11 people, crashed at 11 a.m. local time during a skydiving session. Five instructors and five independent nurses appeared to be among the casualties, along with the pilot.
A significant emergency response has been mobilized, with police units and 50 firefighters deployed to the scene. The plane crashed almost vertically, right next to a housing development on the edge of the airfield. No bystanders were among the casualties.
The French interior minister is on his way to the scene, and the French Transport Minister has called the crash a “terrible tragedy” with a “particularly high” death toll. The incident comes just weeks after a skydiving plane crashed in western Missouri, killing 12 people and reviving a debate over the regulation of skydiving planes.
Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.
