Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Tragedy as a light aircraft crashes into Lidl Supermarket killing five people

Lidl plane crash

PORTUGAL: A plane which crashed into the car park of Lidl supermarket has killed five people made of four passengers and a lorry driver who was delivering goods to the Lidl as at the time of the tragedy.

The small air craft which went down in a residential area is believed to have exploded mid-air prior to the crash 150m from a school.

The plane went ablaze after it fell onto a lorry the car park, and killed the lorry driver while he was unloading goods close to cargo bay at the supermarket.

Aside the Swiss pilot and three French passengers on board that died together with the lorry driver, about four people inside the Aldi were treated for shock and smoke inhalation, caused by the incident, while nine people were also evacuated from their homes after their houses blackened by smoke.

The plane had taken off from Tires aerodrome - which is used mainly by private aircraft and situated about 12 miles (20km) west of the Portuguese capital - shortly before the crash.

Officials described the weather at the time of the crash as clear skies with a light wind.

The Tires airfield said the plane was a twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft and was Swiss-registered.


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