11 killed in skydiving aircraft crash in north-eastern France

NANCY, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 28th Jun, 2026) Eleven people were killed today when a skydiving aircraft crashed in north-eastern France.

Yves Séguy, Prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, said the aircraft crashed near the city of Nancy, adding that the Public Prosecutor's Office had launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.

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Hervé Féron, Mayor of Tomblaine, where the crash occurred, said the aircraft came down near a residential area, only a few dozen metres from the airport runway.

Local authorities in Tomblaine said the aircraft belonged to a skydiving school and that the victims were the pilot and the 10 passengers, comprising five students and five instructors.