Eleven killed in France plane crash during skydiving trip

independent.co.uk

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. ‌The pilot and all ‌10 passengers – five students and ⁠five instructors – died in the accident, the prefecture said.

The incident happened just after 11am.

The French interior minister was 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.