A Polish military aircraft has crashed in the country’s northwest, killing everyone on board in what is believed to be Polish air force’s worst accident in 35 years.
At least 19 people were on the Casa C-295M military transport plane when it came down 2km(1.2 miles) from an air base in the town of Miroslawiec. It was carrying officials who attended an air safety conference.
Reports say the aircraft suddenly fell from a height of 200m (650ft), crashed into forest and burst into flames at around 1900 ( 1800GMT) on Wednesday. Emergency service officials had been to search for survivors by the fire and restricted access in the forest.
Bad weather is not thought by officials to have been a factor in the tragedy. ” Soldiers,hudbands, and fathers have died, and that is the most tragic result of this catastrophe,” said the Polish PM Donald Tusk.
Some reports said there were 20 people on board the plane, which took off from the Polish capital, Warsaw. Miroslawiec is home to the Polish Air Forces’s 12th air base.
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