A small private aircraft crashed onto a motorway near Magdeburg in Germany on Friday, 6 November. Both people on board were killed, a police spokesperson said. The aircraft burst into flames on impact, and fire, police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene.
Location of the crash
The aircraft came down about one kilometre from a motorway service station on the A2. The motorway links Berlinwith the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany.
Both occupants found dead
The two people on board were found dead. No injuries or damage to passing vehicles were reported.
Motorway partly closed
Debris from the aircraft was scattered across the road surface. The authorities temporarily closed the carriageway towards Hanover.
The cause of the crash remains unclear at this stage.
This is a developing story.
With information from ANA-MPA and dpa
