The pilot of a tourist plane was killed on Wednesday at midday in the crash of his aircraft which crashed in the heart of the village of Arbent (Ain), without causing other victims, has t - learned from firefighters.
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The tragedy took place shortly before noon when, for an as yet undetermined reason, the plane fell and then hit the ground, they said, confirming information from the regional daily Le Progrès.
We did not know at the end of the afternoon on Wednesday the origin and destination of the device.
The plane crashed, according to the daily, "
in the middle of a residential area
" of this village located north of Oyonnax.
No information was provided on the victim or the extent of the damage to the ground.