Published 07:25 IST, July 26th 2020

Germany: Plane collides with hot air balloon and crashes into home, three killed

An aircraft plunged into a house 35 miles north of Dusseldorf, killing 3 people & injuring 1. The aircraft had collided with a hot-air balloon before the crash.

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In a horrific incident, an airplane in Germany crashed into a residential building in city of Wesel after colliding with a hot air balloon, killing three and injuring an infant. According to international media reports, aircraft plunged into house 35 miles rth of Dusseldorf in afteron on July 25. light n plane burst into flames prompting firefighters and police to rush to scene in response.  

Meanwhile,  area h been cordoned off, claim reports.

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Though aircraft h a capacity for two people, police could t establish total number of people on board. A spokesperson for Wesel police said, what police kw so far is that at 2.40 pm in Wesel, an ultralight aircraft crashed into a residential building, whose attic went up in flames, a news ncy quoted him as saying. child sustained mir injuries, he ded. Furr, police reportedly said that at least three bodies were recovered from attic rubble at crash site, authorities were still investigating scene.  

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Flight took off from Marl

While  destination of light plane is yet to be kwn, reports suggest that flight took off from Marl and h a layover in Wesel. Authorities deployed rescue dogs to conduct a search operation at crash site after pilot and co-pilot of aircraft were reported as missing. Furr details are awaited.

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Last month, in a similar harrowing incident, a plane crash in Pakistan killed 97 people on board after it crashed at Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir, just a minute before its landing. crash was found to have occurred due to human error and h collapsed amidst buildings in civilian settlement.  

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07:25 IST, July 26th 2020