- Title: Seven killed in collision between small plane and helicopter in Mallorca
- Date: 26th August 2019
- Summary: MALLORCA, SPAIN (AUGUST 26, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT PARTS SCATTERED AROUND AREA OF CRASH AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT PARTS SCATTERED AROUND AREA OF CRASH AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE
- Embargoed: 9th September 2019 09:55
- Keywords: Mallorca accident Mallorca plane crash Pedro Sanchez Mallorca death Mallorca collision
- Location: MALLORCA, SPAIN
- City: MALLORCA, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA001ATUV0W7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Seven people, including two minors, were killed on Sunday (August 25) in a collision between a helicopter and a light plane on the Spanish island of Mallorca, the regional government said.
Five people were on board the helicopter, two of them minors, and they were all likely Germans, the Balearic Islands government said on Twitter.
Two Spanish adults were in the small plane. Everyone on board the two aircraft were killed.
The cause of the accident is not yet known. Emergency services were notified of the crash at 13:35 local time (11:35 GMT) in the municipality of Inca.
Balearic Islands regional president Francina Armengol announced a three day mourning period in the region.
"My solidarity and love to the families of the victims who lost their lives in this tragic accident," tweeted Spanish acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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