Four killed in German small plane crash

0 Comment(s)Print E-mail Xinhua, March 3, 2012
Adjust font size:

German police confirmed that a small plane crash near Frankfurt has killed four persons on board, as one more body were found in the wreckage on Friday.

So far, rescue workers are still making efforts to find the last one among the five persons on aboard the Cessna plane, which crashed and caught fire late Thursday near Egelsbach tarmac south of Frankfurt.

Three bodies were found in the wreckage on site shortly afterward, further informations about the victims and the cause of the crash remain to be identified.

Police affirmed the crashed plane is a small business jet which took off from Linz, Austria, with one pilot, his assistant, and three passengers on board.

A panel of experts from Germany's flight safety authority were dispatched to the scene for investigation into the cause of the accident.

Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter