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Small plane crashes in northern Italy, injuring three Germans

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • A Cessna aircraft suffered a technical problem in Trentino and rapidly lost altitude before crashing on sloping terrain at a ski resort.
  • The three occupants, a Munich couple in their early 60s and their daughter, about 20, were injured.
  • One person suffered more serious injuries, while the others sustained lighter injuries; all three were flown to a nearby hospital.

A small Cessna aircraft crashed on a ski slope in northern Italy after suffering a technical problem, injuring three German nationals from Munich.

The plane lost altitude rapidly in Trentino, according to authorities. Initial findings indicated that the pilot tried to make an emergency landing on a ski run, but the aircraft struck the sloping ground heavily.

The Italian mountain rescue service said those on board were a man and woman in their early 60s and their daughter, who was about 20. One occupant suffered more serious injuries, while the other two sustained lighter injuries.

The crash occurred early in the afternoon in the Brentonico area. The aircraft came to a stop on a run at the San Valentino ski resort. The occupants were able to make the emergency call themselves, bringing firefighters, police and mountain rescuers to the scene. Rescuers freed the three people from the aircraft, treated them and flew them by helicopter to a nearby hospital.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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