Sweden: 8 skydivers and pilots killed in plane crash

- The plane was found on the runway and it crashed while taking off

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A plane crashed in the Swedish city of Orebro. It had a pilot and 8 skydivers aboard. All 8 skydivers and pilots died in the accident.

All nine people (eight skydivers and one pilot) onboard were found dead in the crash of an airplane outside Orebro, Sweden, on Thursday, Swedish police said: Reuters

- ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2021

According to Sweden's Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC), it was a small propeller plane that crashed near Orebro Airport, 160 km west of Stockholm.

According to the JRCC, the plane was found on the runway and crashed while taking off. A total of 9 people were aboard the plane.

Police spokesman Lars Hadlin said several people had been killed, although he did not give an exact figure. He also informed that a seriously injured person has been taken to the hospital.

In 2019, a similar plane crash in the northeastern Swedish city of Yumia killed nine people.