Plane Crash in France Kills 11, No Survivors
All 11 people aboard a civilian plane – five instructors, five students, and the pilot – died when the aircraft crashed near Toulouse in eastern France on Sunday.
A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in eastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board. The accident occurred near the town of Toul, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.
Local authorities confirmed that the victims included five instructors, five students, and the pilot. The prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Yves Seguy, stated that no one on the ground was injured.
The plane, registered in Germany, came down in a grassy area close to the runway of Nancy-Essey Airport, near a residential zone and two roads, according to AFP.
The cause of the crash is still unknown. Deputy prosecutor of Nancy, Amaury Lacôte, announced that a technical investigation has been launched to determine what led to the tragedy.
