On Saturday, a small plane crashed in the German village of Limburgerhof, as reported by the newspaper Two men died in the accident. The police are currently investigating the cause of the crash. Debris fell into a residential area, but miraculously they did not hit any of the locals.
“According to the investigation so far, both passengers of the plane lost their lives in the crash,” said police spokesman Thorsten Mischler. A 66-year-old passer-by also suffered minor injuries she was running from the falling debris.
The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. According to the newspaper, the North American Aviation T-28 Trojan propeller plane apparently exploded in the air. Police confirmed that a bang was heard before the collapse. According to the police, the debris fell to the ground “in the wider vicinity of the crash site”.
Residents describe the plane crash
“First I heard a whistling sound, followed by a loud crash and then another. When I opened the front door, there was a huge piece of debris right in front of it. We could all be dead,” said 51-year-old local resident Christian Mayer. The roof of his house and garage were damaged. To Tanja Wascha, 54, the sound of the falling plane reminded her of “shooting like in a war”.
