14 Dec, 2024 @ 16:45
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Horror plane crash on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Man, 40, is killed after becoming trapped in aircraft

A 40-YEAR-OLD man has died after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed in Velez-Malaga.

The incident occurred just before 12.30pm on Saturday, according to the 112 emergency service.

The small plane was taking part in an exhibition put on by the La Axarquia Aerodrome.

The cause of the crash remains unknown and an investigation is ongoing.

Several calls were made to the 112 hotline to report the plane crash.

According to witnesses, the victim was trapped in the aircraft after it crashed into the ground.

Firefighters, Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil and local police were all called to the scene.

Despite the rapid response of paramedics, they could not revive the victim, who has not been named.

The investigation continues.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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