Man dies in small plane crash
One person has died in a plane crash near an airfield in the North Rhine-Westphalian municipality of Hünxe. A second passenger was seriously injured, according to the Bottrop fire department. According to a police spokesperson in Wesel, the investigation into the cause of the accident is still ongoing.
According to the fire department, rescue workers found the small plane, which had broken into several pieces, in a wooded area near the airfield on Friday evening. Despite resuscitation efforts, one occupant died at the scene of the accident. The seriously injured person was taken to hospital.
The small plane involved in the tragic accident was part of the air traffic in the area. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of air traffic near wooded areas near airfields.
Source: www.dpa.com
