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5 nurses among 11 killed when skydiving plane crashes in France
CBS News • • world
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- A skydiving plane crashed on Sunday in Tomblaine, eastern France, killing all 11 people on board, including five instructors, five nursing students, and the pilot.
- The nursing students were colleagues taking their first skydiving jump, likely to relax amid a heatwave, according to the head of Meurthe-et-Moselle's nursing council.
- The plane, registered in Germany, crashed near the Nancy-Essey aerodrome close to residential areas, but fortunately, no one on the ground was injured.
- The cause of the crash, described as a sudden, unexplained descent during ascent, is under technical investigation, with authorities urging the public to avoid the area.
- French Interior and Transport Ministers are scheduled to visit the crash site, while medical and psychological support is being provided to victims' relatives and witnesses.
