Fatalities in sports plane crash on highway near Paris

Accident - Fatalities in sports plane crash on highway near Paris

At the crash of a sports aircraft onto an autobahn near Paris, three occupants have lost their lives. The aircraft had barely taken off from Lognes-Emerainville airfield when it clipped a high-voltage power line and then crashed into the median strip of the A4 Paris-Metz autobahn at Collégien, the prosecutor's office in Meaux reported.

Cars on the autobahn were not involved in the accident, which occurred approximately ten kilometers from Disneyland Paris. The autobahn was closed. Among the dead were two men and one woman. The pilot had possessed his pilot's license for the past year and had logged slightly over 100 flying hours, according to the prosecutor. The aviation police and France's Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile took up investigations.

Photos and video recordings showed the overturned small aircraft of the Cessna 172 type between the concrete highway lanes in the middle of the autobahn. Burning wreckage had been thrown onto the highway, and a rescue helicopter landed at the scene of the accident. Firefighters and emergency medical services were in action on the autobahn.

1. The freeway where the accident occurred is the A4 Paris-Metz autobahn, which is known for its high speed and heavy traffic, especially towards Meaux and Paris.
2. The public prosecutor's office in Meaux is actively investigating the accident involving a sports airplane that crashed near France's capital, Paris.
3. Despite the crash of a small aircraft on the freeway, no other vehicles were involved in the incident and no casualties were reported among the motorists.
4. Investigations into the accident show that the Cessna 172 sports airplane had a pilot with a year's worth of experience and over 100 hours of flight time.
5. Various incidents, including air traffic accidents, are not uncommon in France, and responsible bodies, such as the aviation police and the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, are committed to ensuring aviation safety.

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