A plane with nine people on board crashed after taking off near the Swedish town of Erebro, according to the Swedish news agency TT News Agency, citing authorities.
According to the first information, the aircraft in question was special for “skydiving”, that is, for free parachuting.
“It is a very serious accident,” police said in a post on their official website. “Several people were killed.”
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“This is a parachute aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff,” said Emil Gustavson, head of rescue operations at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center.
The plane crashed near Erebro airport.
Sweden’s TV4 reported that two people had been taken to hospital. Information speaks of a fire at the site of the crash.