2 killed in ultralight plane crash in Denmark

Two men were killed when an ultralight plane crashed near Holbaek, around 70 km west of Danish capital city of Copenhagen, a media report said.

Central and West Zealand Police were notified of the flight crash at 5:18 p.m. local time according to Danish news agency Ritzau, Xinhua reported.

Two men in the plane, aged 56 and 61 respectively, were found killed on Monday afternoon , according to Ritzau.

The relatives of the victims have been notified of the accident.

It was reported that the plane departed at 4:50 p.m. from Roskilde Airport, some 40 km west of Copenhagen.

An investigation into the cause of the plane crash is under way.

 

--IANS

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