France Link

Tourist plane crashes into French Alps killing five

Four of the victims are believed to be from the same family.

La rédaction de Mediapart

This article is freely available.

A small plane has crashed into a mountain in south east France, killing five people, according to local media, reports the Metro

The tragedy happened at 4.50pm local time near the town of of Adrets, in Isère, a police source told BFMTV.

The news site said the crash involved a small Jodel D140 type passenger plane which had taken off from the Versoud aerodrome near Grenoble and was taking part in its maiden voyage.

60 firefighters and 40 gendarmes rushed to the scene, where five bodies were found in the wreckage.

Read more of this report from the Metro