A small private plane crashed in France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board. This incident happened in Tomblane city.
Emergency service teams have reached the spot. According to local reports, it is believed that a group of skydivers were on board the plane and those killed include 10 skydivers and the pilot. The plane crashed after taking off from Nancy-AC airdrome.
There was a plane crash a week ago also
The Prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Yves Séguy, has decided to activate the departmental operational center in the presence of all operational services to ensure real-time monitoring of the incident.
The incident comes just a week after another plane crash in France, in which Claude Guillemot, founder of Ubisoft, the company behind the video game series ‘Assassin’s Creed’, was killed.
Pierre-Ives Eugene, president of the National Parachutists Union, said the accident occurred during the plane’s third flight of the day. He said that the Pilatus aircraft is a very difficult machine, which requires a thorough inspection every two years.
Five instructors, five students were among those killed.
Five instructors, five students and an experienced pilot are suspected to be among those killed. The prefect of Merthe-et-Moselle, Yves Séguy, confirmed the death toll, but did not provide any information about the nurses on board the plane. According to foreign media reports, the Home Minister is expected to reach the accident site by noon local time.
“Please avoid the area around rue Salvador Allende in Tomblane. To allow easier access for emergency services and law enforcement agencies, please avoid that area and give way to priority vehicles,” Meurthe-et-Moselle National Police said in a post on social media.