Plane crashes in Switzerland, 3 killed

Three people were killed after a light aircraft crashed in Switzerland’s Alpine region of Valais, Swissinfo reported on Thursday.

Valais regional police said in a statement that the three people aboard the aircraft were killed in the crash on Tuesday afternoon.

The single-engine Cirrus SR22T aircraft had taken off from Lugano in the canton of Ticino before crashing into a mountainside near the municipality of Leukerbad in Valais.

Rescue and emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after the accident and confirmed that all three people aboard had died.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.

Source: Anadolu Agency