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Light aircraft crashes on Germany’s A2 motorway, killing two

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A light aircraft crashed at around 14:48 on Thursday on the A2 motorway near Magdeburg, eastern Germany, killing the two occupants. The aircraft caught fire after crashing onto the road and traffic towards Hanover was halted, according to German police.

The two occupants of a light aircraft that crashed on Thursday on the A2 motorway near Magdeburg, eastern Germany, have died, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred at around 14:48 between Burg and the Krähenberge service area, before the aircraft caught fire.

No other vehicle was involved according to initial information. Traffic towards Hanover was halted, while emergency services found the wreckage of the red-and-white aircraft about one kilometre from the service area.

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