Luno
10-26-2006, 08:45 AM
bad bad news The plane is an old CASA 212 :-(
Published: 26th October 2006 14:20 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=5325
A Swedish coastguard plane has crashed into a canal in southern Sweden with four men on board. The plane crashed into the Falsterbo Canal, outside Vellinge, 16 kilometres south of Malmö.
TV4 reported that the plane, a dual-engine Casa-212, was on a routine mission when it crashed on Thursday afternoon. Several boats were in the canal near to the site where the plane crashed, according to reports.
The Swedish Rescue Services Agency started searching for survivors at around 2pm on Thursday. No reports have so far been received of anyone being taken to hospital, according to emergency services.
The plane was reported by one witness to have lost one wing on impact, and to have sunk almost immediately. A coastguard boat was in the vicinity. Divers were being rushed to the scene.
Sweden's air accident rescue service was alerted by emergency operator SOS Alarm, after a call from a witness at 1:27pm. The crash site was just to the north of a bridge over the Falsterbo Canal, according to emergency services.
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Published: 26th October 2006 14:20 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=5325
A Swedish coastguard plane has crashed into a canal in southern Sweden with four men on board. The plane crashed into the Falsterbo Canal, outside Vellinge, 16 kilometres south of Malmö.
TV4 reported that the plane, a dual-engine Casa-212, was on a routine mission when it crashed on Thursday afternoon. Several boats were in the canal near to the site where the plane crashed, according to reports.
The Swedish Rescue Services Agency started searching for survivors at around 2pm on Thursday. No reports have so far been received of anyone being taken to hospital, according to emergency services.
The plane was reported by one witness to have lost one wing on impact, and to have sunk almost immediately. A coastguard boat was in the vicinity. Divers were being rushed to the scene.
Sweden's air accident rescue service was alerted by emergency operator SOS Alarm, after a call from a witness at 1:27pm. The crash site was just to the north of a bridge over the Falsterbo Canal, according to emergency services.
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