A light DHC-2 Turbo Beaver aircraft carrying eight skydivers and one pilot crashed shortly after take-off from Örebro Airport in Sweden, about 150 kilometres west of Stockholm.
The plane caught fire at impact. All people on board died in the crash. The cause of the crash is currently not known, but the aircraft reportedly faced problems during take-off.
“It is with great sadness and dismay that tonight I have read the tragic information about the plane crash in Örebro. I am thinking of the victims, their families and loved ones in this very difficult time. I want to express my deepest sympathy for their grief“, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven wrote on Twitter.
This post was published on 9 July 2021 00:15
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