A serious aviation accident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the Kontariotissa area of Pieria, Greece, when a light single-engine aircraft crashed into a dry riverbed near the runway of the Pieria Aeroclub.
According to the Fire Service, the Operations Centre was alerted to the incident at around 1:50pm, prompting the immediate deployment of firefighters and rescue personnel.
Eight firefighters with four vehicles responded to the scene and found the two occupants outside the aircraft and unconscious.
The firefighters transferred the two individuals to a safe location, where they were taken over by EKAB ambulance crews.
No fire broke out following the crash, and the Fire Service operation was completed later on Sunday afternoon.
The circumstances surrounding the accident have not yet been clarified, and there has been no official update so far on the condition of the two occupants.
Source: protothema.gr
