Drama in Poland. Five people died and at least seven others were injured after a tourist plane crashed into an airport hangar about forty kilometers north of Warsaw, Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski announced Monday night on his Twitter account.
Poland: A Cessna plane crashed into a hangar (đź“Ś52.57312, 20.86628) at the Chrcynno flying club north of Warsaw, killing 5 and injuring 10, according to local media.
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According to several Polish media, the accident took place around 19 p.m. on Monday. Several people reportedly took refuge in a hangar in the Chrcynno flying club to shelter from a storm. But a small Cessna-type plane, a tourist plane spread throughout the world, crashed at this very spot.
The death toll could rise
"Four helicopters and ten ambulances went to" the crash site, Poland's health minister said. "Hospitals in Warsaw are ready or already accepting patients." The balance sheet remains provisional since several Polish media claim that a dozen people were under the hangar at the time of the crash of the tourist plane.
According to local media, the tourist plane was "probably" flying to take paratroopers into the air. But bad weather conditions made the flight and landing extremely complex and led to this terrible accident. The Polish press claims that the pilot of the plane is among those who died.