A skydiving plane crashes in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board

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The plane belonged to a skydiving club and was taking part in a parachute jump, he said.

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Emergency services responded immediately and were providing psychological support to several relatives of the victims, he said, adding that authorities were also collecting witness statements.

Séguy said the crash shocked witnesses who saw it.

“We are deploying all available resources,” he said, including emergency medical teams, fire services, police and mental health support for the victims’ families.

The dead included five parachuting instructors, five clients and the pilot, according the local newspaper L’Est Républicain.

A local resident, identified as John Curaku by BFM-TV, told the broadcaster that he was in his garden when he heard what sounded like a plane’s engine stopping, immediately followed by a bang.

He said he went to the crash site and “there were no signs of life,” with two of the bodies thrown a few meters (yards) from the plane.

The Associated Press