Three dead as microlight crashes into hot-air balloon then plunges into house and bursts into flames in German town of Wesel
- Witnesses told local media that the light aircraft had collided with hot-air balloon
- The crash happened in the city of Wesel around 35 miles north of Dusseldorf
- Firefighters and police are at the scene and the area has been cordoned off =
A small aircraft thought to be a microlight crashed into a residential building in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, killing three people and injuring a child, police said on Saturday.
The roof of the apartment building in the town of Wesel caught fire after the microlight plane crashed into it, a police spokesman said.
Witnesses told local media that the aircraft had collided with a hot-air balloon shortly before the crash.
Three people have died after a small plane crashed into an apartment building and burst into flames in Germany (file image)
Witnesses told local media that the light aircraft had collided with a hot-air balloon shortly before the crash.
Firefighters and police are at the scene and the area has been cordoned off.
The roof of the apartment building in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia caught fire after the plane crashed into it, a police spokesman said.
The people who died have not yet been identified and the blaze was put out shortly after the crash.
The aircraft was capable of carrying two people, but police said it was not yet clear how many people were on board
More to follow.