Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEleven people, including five novice jumpers, five instructors, and the pilot, died after a skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday. The aircraft "dropped out of the sky suddenly" and "fell almost vertically" shortly after taking off from the Nancy-Essey airfield, narrowly avoiding a built-up area. Some victims' families reportedly witnessed the accident, leading to significant emotional and psychological trauma. Authorities have described it as France's most significant aviation accident involving skydiving in three decades. The Paris prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, which involved a single-engine Pilatus PC-6. In fullFamilies of French skydiving crash victims watched on as 11 killed in ‘vertical fall’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Eleven people have been killed after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in the town of Tomblaine in eastern France, local authorities have confirmed. The pilot and ten…

A skydiving plane has crashed in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board. The crash happened near the city of Nancy on Sunday at 11 a.m.

A tourist plane carrying people on a skydiving trip has crashed in Tomblaine, near Nancy in France, with several understood to have died

At least eleven people died today after a plane carrying would-be skydivers hoping to take part in their first jump crashed in eastern France.

Authorities say pilot and all 10 passengers - five students and five instructors - died in the accident in Tomblaine.

Authorities say pilot and all 10 passengers - five students and five instructors - died in the accident in Tomblaine.

Police urged the public to stay away from the area around Tomblaine airport. The aircraft was reportedly carrying skydivers. #EuropeNews

A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near Nancy, France, killing at least 11 people on Sunday, as emergency services launched a swift response operation.

Tragedy strikes as a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashes near Tomblaine, France, killing all 11 on board. Investigations into the deadly France pl

Eleven people, including five instructors and five students, have died after a skydiving plane crashed near Nancy in eastern France. Investigation underway.

Plane belonged to a parachutist school and pilot and all ten passengers died, prefecture says

Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official.

Eleven people were killed in a plane crash in the town of Tomblaine in northeastern France on Sunday, the local prefecture said.

The plane belonged to a parachutist school and was carrying five students and five instructors

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STARSBOURG: A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, local authorities said, in one of…

Five pairs of students and instructors dead along with pilot after plane fell suddenly near aerodrome, says prefect

The plane was carrying a pilot and 10 parachuting students – a group of nurses – when it crashed in the town of Tomblaine after take-off.

Early reports say nurses were taking part in a skydiving trip when their plane crashed in a small town in eastern France

TOMBLAINE, France: A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday (Jun 28), killing all 11 people on board, local authorities…