Paris [France], June 28 (ANI): Eleven people have died after a civilian plane crashed in eastern France, local authorities said on Sunday.
Citing the prefecture, Al Jazeera reported that the pilot and 10 passengers, including five students and five instructors, aboard the plane had died.
According to Al Jazeera, the police have asked people to “strictly avoid” the area around the airport in the town of Tomblaine.
Citing local media, Al Jazeera added that the aircraft was carrying a group of people on a skydiving trip.
Meanwhile, the country’s Interior Ministry has said that the Interior Minister Laurent Nunez is on his way to the site of the incident, the report added.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)
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