Small plane crash on A2 autobahn near Magdeburg, Germany, Digi Mart USA News (Burg, near Magdeburg, Germany): Two people were killed when a small aircraft crashed onto the A2 autobahn near the German city of Magdeburg on Friday afternoon. The plane fell onto the roadway in the direction of Hanover and immediately caught fire upon impact.
Police said the aircraft fell from undetermined causes at around 2:48 p.m. near the town of Burg, northeast of Magdeburg.
Rescuers recovered the bodies of two people from the wreckage. According to preliminary findings, none of the vehicles traveling on the highway were within reach of the falling aircraft.
German news agency dpa reported that the crashed plane belonged to Aero Club Kropp in Schleswig-Holstein, and the club’s chairman confirmed this. A club member and a passenger were on board, but their identities have not yet been released.
The club canceled a ceremony planned for Saturday at the local airfield in light of the tragedy.
According to the German newspaper Bild, citing flight-tracking data from Lightradar24, the aircraft may have been a two-seat Aerostyle Breezer ultralight. It reportedly took off from Schleswig-Holstein after 12:33 p.m.
The specific aircraft type has not been officially confirmed.
Police, firefighters and emergency medical teams were dispatched to the scene, along with fire units from several nearby towns and psychological support teams. Photos from the site showed the wreckage of a red-and-white aircraft, with its rear section on the roadway and burned fragments along the shoulder.
The A2 toward Hanover remained closed, and as of Friday evening it was not known when traffic would resume.
