FRANKFURT (Germany), June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A small plane crashed into a house in western Germany, killing two people including the plane’s pilot, a 71-year-old woman, local police said Saturday.
The second victim, an 84-year-old woman, lived in the house in Kleinenbroich, near Dusseldorf, and was killed when the plane hit.
The crash severely damaged the building’s roof and caused part of the building to catch fire, police said.
Photos of the crash scene in tabloid Bild show the plane’s tailfin separated from the rest of the aircraft’s body in a garden and a large hole in a brick wall.
They also showed firefighters with hoses working to put out fires at the smoke-stained structure.
The plane crashed at noon local time and its cause is unclear.
The pilot reported technical problems above Kleinenbroich shortly before the crash.
Her final destination is believed to have been Moenchengladbach, which is close to Kleinenbroich.
She had set off from Alkersleben in central Germany.
Police and accident officials are investigating. — NNN-AGENCIES
