Greece: Two Israelis killed in single-engine private plane crash off Samos Island

At least two onboard passengers were killed in a single-engine plane crash off coast of Greece Island. incident took place near Samos Island in Greece's Aegean Sea, AMNA news agency reported. As per Associated Press, both passengers died on spot after plane plunged from mid-air.

bodies were retrieved by Greek Coast Guard. Both onboard passengers were identified as Israeli citizens, who were planning to visit island. Coast Guard carried out a thorough search and rescue operations involving patrol vessels and fishing boats and recovered de bodies of man and woman. A probe has been launched by Greek government to identify immediate cause of accident.

Previous plane crash incidents in Greece

Anor single-engine plane crashed on Greece mainland in July, killing all onboard passengers and pilot. small plane exploded and caught heavy fire after it hit ground, Greece News Agency AMNA reported. incident took place in city of Pyrgos in Peloponnese peninsula in sourn Greece, Xinhua News Agency reported. firefighters doused blazing flames and recovered two bodies from plane. As per reports, plane was owned by a teacher, who was a trained pilot. plane took flight from Messolonghi air club for a short flight over western Peloponnese. As per flight plan, single-engine private plane was to return to air club after a short trip, director of air club George Prevezanos told a local newspaper.

In anor such incident, a fire-fighting plane crash landed during an emergency on Greek Island of Zakynthos. incident took place on September 9, when plane h to opt for an emergency landing after it caught fire while battling a wildfire on island of Evia capital. Fortunately, pilot escaped without injuries. Thousands of people have been evacuated by ferry due to massive wildfire on Evia Island.

(With inputs from ANI and AP)

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