A burning part of the plane hits a family’s car driving on a nearby country road. Two adults and a child are injured. The pilot of the machine can save himself.
According to media reports, a five-year-old girl was fatally injured when an Italian aerobatic team plane crashed near Turin. In addition, two adults and a nine-year-old boy were injured and taken to hospitals in Turin with burns. The dead woman is the daughter of the two adults, as the Italian news agency Ansa reported. The pilot of the plane was able to save himself because he catapulted himself out of the plane in time with his parachute.
According to an initial reconstruction, a burning part of the plane hit the family’s car, which was driving on a nearby country road, Italian media reported in the evening. The exact circumstances of the incident are still unclear.
During a rehearsal by the Italian Air Force’s aerobatic team (“Frecce Tricolori”) for a performance to mark the 100th anniversary of the air force on Sunday, the plane crashed shortly after take-off. On a video on social media The aircraft could be seen separating from its formation and flying towards the runway at high speed. Shortly before touching the ground, the pilot jumps out with his parachute and the plane bursts into flames. However, the Turin newspaper “La Stampa” reported that the plane may have collided with a flock of birds and that the pilot may have lost control of the aircraft as a result.