An ultralight falls in Friuli, one dead and one wounded

(ANSA) – TRIESTE, 21 MAY – The toll from a plane crash this morning in a wooded area in Prati di Loreto, in the municipality of Codroipo (Udine), is one dead and one seriously injured.

For reasons under consideration by the police, an ultralight aircraft crashed and caught fire on contact with the ground.

Two teams from the local Codroipo Fire Brigade detachment arrived on the spot with the support of another team, the tanker and the officer on duty arrived from the central office in Udine.

For one of the occupants of the aircraft – the passenger – the 118 medical staff, who also intervened with the helicopter, could only verify the death, while the pilot, a 62-year-old man from Porcia (Pordenone), was transported to the Udine hospital, in a reserved prognosis.

According to a reconstruction, the plane had just taken off from a nearby private airport. The fire brigade is still working to secure the area. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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