Eleven people have been killed in a plane crash in northeastern France on Sunday after a skydiving aircraft crashed in the town of Tomblaine, in Nancy.All 10 passengers - five students and five instructors - and the pilot died in the accident, the prefecture said.The plane, which reportedly belonged to a parachutist school, crashed just after 11am.French interior minister Laurent Nuñez is on his way to the scene, the interior ministry said. Police have reportedly urged people to avoid the area around the airport in the Meurthe-et-Moselle region. Meurthe-et-Moselle national police posted on social media requesting people to “Imperatively avoid the Salvador Allende Street area entirely.”It added: “To keep access clear for emergency services and law enforcement, do not go to the scene. Thank you for facilitating their intervention.”A map of Tomblaine, France:The Meurthe-et-Moselle prefecture confirmed the crash involved a civilian aircraft which departed from the Nancy-Essey aerodrome.Adding: “An incident is currently underway in the municipality of Tomblaine involving a civil aircraft that took off from Nancy-Essey aerodrome.“Yves SÉGUY, prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, has decided to activate the departmental operational centre (COD) in the presence of all operational services in order to ensure real-time monitoring of the event. The prefect is on site.”Local media has reported power cuts to some homes in the area.This is a breaking news story, more to follow...
Eleven killed in France plane crash during skydiving trip
The plane belonged to a parachutist school and was carrying five students and five instructors










