Two killed in Ukraine plane crash

Two people were killed while flying a light plane over a Ukranian town when their aircraft suddenly caught fire, authorities said Wednesday.

Though the accident killed a 24-year-old pilot and a 47-year-old engineer aboard, nobody was injured on the ground. It was a single-engine aircraft, Xinhua reported.

The Zodiac plane caught fire in the air Tuesday evening before plunging into a residential area in Kolomyya town, the State Emergency Service said.