Two Killed and Two Seriously Injured in German Plane Crash
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Two men died when a light aircraft crashed near Viernheim in Hesse while approaching an airfield in Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg.
- A woman and a young child suffered serious injuries.
- Police said the cause of the crash remained unclear.
Two men died and a woman and a young child suffered serious injuries when a light aircraft crashed near Viernheim in Hesse.
Police said the aircraft went down while approaching an airfield in Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, where an air sports summer festival was taking place. The cause of the crash remained unclear.
Several emergency vehicles from the fire service, police and the German Red Cross attended the scene.
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Originally published by Der Standard 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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