Four people were killed today when their business jet from the UK struck a power pylon in thick fog as it was coming into land at an airfield in Germany.
The aircraft - with two businessmen and two passengers aboard - was travelling from Shoreham airport in West Sussex to the landing strip at Foehren 15 miles from Trier when it crashed into a landfill site.
A spokesman for Trier-Fohren airfield said all the deceased were German.
(File picture) A Cessna Citation business jet that took off in the UK has crashed, killing four people
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On board were two passengers and two pilots,' said Stephan Christ, local civil defence organiser.
'We believe the passengers are businessmen from the Trier area. They hit a high power mast on the way into land. The power in the area has been switched off.'
The twin-engined jet plane with American registration burst into flames upon impact. Media reports said it burned for 90 minutes before firemen using a mixture of water and foam extinguished the flames.
SOURCE-DAILYM
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