Small plane crashes, two killed

A light aircraft crashed on Wednesday in the village of Medvedja near Trstenik, central Serbia, Tanjug news agency is reporting. The accident left two persons dead. Small plane crashes, two killed One person was killed instantly, while the second victim was pronounced dead in the Krusevac hospital. One of the victims, who were both on the plane, is said to have been a flight instructor. The Piper plane crashed some time around 14:30 CET and the reasons for the accident are still unknown, spokeswoman of the Civil Aviation Directorate Katarina Andric-Milosavljevic told Tanjug. The small aircraft was owned by a local club in Trstenik. The plane "probably crashed because the pilot interlocked the aircraft with power lines", Sasa Stepanovic of the Trstenik firefighting unit told Tanjug. The scene of the deadly accident (Tanjug)

Small plane crashes, two killed

One person was killed instantly, while the second victim was pronounced dead in the Kruševac hospital.

One of the victims, who were both on the plane, is said to have been a flight instructor.

The Piper plane crashed some time around 14:30 CET and the reasons for the accident are still unknown, spokeswoman of the Civil Aviation Directorate Katarina Andrić-Milosavljević told Tanjug.

The small aircraft was owned by a local club in Trstenik.

The plane "probably crashed because the pilot interlocked the aircraft with power lines", Saša Stepanović of the Trstenik firefighting unit told Tanjug.