Deaths reported from plane accident in central Germany

Police say there has been an accident involving an aircraft in central Germany and it resulted in deaths.

Police in Hesse state said in a brief statement that the accident happened Sunday afternoon on the Wasserkuppe, a hill near Fulda.

They couldn't immediately be reached for further details.

German daily Bild reported that a Cessna plane flew into a group of people at an airfield.

The newspaper says at least three people were killed and another eight injured.