TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A civilian aircraft crashed near the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board.
Police urged people to "strictly avoid" the area around the airport in Tomblaine, the French AFP news agency reported.
What Do We Know About the Crash?
The plane was carrying a group of people on a skydiving trip.
Those killed were 10 passengers, including five students and five instructors, and the pilot, according to the prefecture.
Yves Seguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region, told reporters near the scene of the crash that authorities were collecting witness statements.
"There were no bystanders among the victims," Seguy said, speaking at a press conference.
The aircraft was registered in Germany, an AFP journalist reported. It crashed in a grassy area near the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Speaking to broadcaster BFM, Seguy said the aircraft appeared to suffer damage before plunging vertically to the ground, near a shopping center.
"Give or take a few meters and the accident could have caused collateral casualties," Seguy said.
Authorities launched a technical investigation, according to Amaury Lacote, deputy public prosecutor in the eastern city of Nancy.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was en route to the scene of the crash, the Interior Ministry said.
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