5 killed, 8 injured in small plane crash in Poland

WORLD, July 18 (YPA) – At least five people were killed and eight others injured when a small plane crashed over a warehouse at an airport near Warsaw on Monday night, police said.

The incident took place at the small Chrcynno airport, 47 km north of the Polish capital.

“Five people died and eight others were injured, two of them seriously,” said Warsaw police spokesman Sylwester Marczak, adding that the pilot was among the dead.

The plane came down in the village of Chrcynno, 47 kilometres (29 miles) from Warsaw, at a small airport known for parachute jump training.

Marczak said police were alerted shortly after 1730 GMT and would launch an investigation.

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