Accident in the Netherlands: Fragments of a plane fall from the sky – two wounded! – News abroad
A tragic accident in the Netherlands!
A fire broke out in the engine of a Boeing airliner shortly after takeoff at Maastricht Aachen Airport – metal parts fell from the sky in the municipality of Meersen!
Police said an elderly woman had been hit in the head and had to be treated in hospital. A child was reportedly lightly injured and burned while trying to pick up debris from the ground.
Aircraft spare parts also sustained damage to a number of cars and homes. The full extent of the damage is unclear.
Authorities are investigating the accident. The plane later landed in Liège, Belgium. The machine was already on its way to New York.
According to the general news portal “we” A Boeing 747 was a cargo plane.
Aircraft parts also crashed in Denver
Police said parts of a plane crashed in several residential areas not far from the US city of Denver, Colorado.
Broomfield Police posted these photos of the plane’s parts on Twitter
Giant robotic breaks landed in the Denver front yard
Police in Broomfield said on Saturday afternoon (local time) that the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport. Nothing is known about the wounded. The exact background of the accident was unclear at first. Police spoke of engine problems.
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