Families of French skydiving crash victims watched on as 11 killed in ‘vertical fall’
- Eleven people, including five novice jumpers and their instructors, have died after a skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, with some victims' families reportedly witnessing the horror unfold.
- The deaths included five parachuting instructors, five first-time jumpers, and the pilot, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot described it as France's most significant aviation accident involving skydiving in three decades.
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- Eleven people, including five novice jumpers and their instructors, have died after a skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, with some victims' families reportedly witnessing the horror unfold.
- The deaths included five parachuting instructors, five first-time jumpers, and the pilot, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot described it as France's most significant aviation accident involving skydiving in three decades.
Sources: The Independent