Small aircraft crashes near Banja Luka, 5 killed

Five persons died in Zaluzani, near Banja Luka, RS, when a Cessna plane crashed onto an auto racing track there, local media reported. Eyewitnesses said the plane crashed immediately after taking off. Small aircraft crashes near Banja Luka, 5 killed According to unofficial information, the victims were two instructors and three young men who had completed a parachuting course, and were scheduled to perform their first jump today. Media reports also said that the deadly crash was witnessed by the victims' parents and families, as well as motorcycle drivers who were there for their weekly race. They all flocked to the scene to help the victims, but found faulty fire extinguishers, according to the reports. Firefighters and medial emergency crews then arrived and the scene, along with Serb Republic (RS) Police Director Gojko Vasic. Interior Minister Stanislav Cadjo told reporters that the last accident of this type took place in 1974, and that the reason for the crash of the Cessna plane today was still unknown. (Image made from video, RTRS) Beta

Small aircraft crashes near Banja Luka, 5 killed

According to unofficial information, the victims were two instructors and three young men who had completed a parachuting course, and were scheduled to perform their first jump today.

Media reports also said that the deadly crash was witnessed by the victims' parents and families, as well as motorcycle drivers who were there for their weekly race.

They all flocked to the scene to help the victims, but found faulty fire extinguishers, according to the reports.

Firefighters and medial emergency crews then arrived and the scene, along with Serb Republic (RS) Police Director Gojko Vasić.

Interior Minister Stanislav Čađo told reporters that the last accident of this type took place in 1974, and that the reason for the crash of the Cessna plane today was still unknown.