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Light plane crash kills 2 in Germany

Xinhua, April 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

An ultra light plane crashed on Wednesday in the German city of Hannover, killing two people, local media reported.

According to firemen, the light plane hit a high-voltage line and crashed, two passengers were found dead and unidentified.

"The crash happened shortly after 18:00", said Michael Hahn, a fire department spokesman. According to witnesses, a big bang was heard before they saw the plane fell down.

It was still unknown that where the light plane came from and what its destination was. Endit