Misfortune in Salzgitter
Small aircraft crashes – pilots die
Updated on April 13th, 2025 – 12:41 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
A small plane crashed over the Salzgitter AG factory premises on Sunday at around 10 a.m.-the pilot and the co-pilot were killed.
A small aircraft accidentally accidentally had Salzgitter AG on Sunday morning. The cause is still completely unclear – experts have started the investigation, reports the NDR. The pilot and the co-pilot were killed.
According to the police, the machine had just started from the nearby Salzgitter-Drütte airfield before falling into a kind of scales between two halls in the eastern area of the factory area.
The fire brigade was deployed with a large contingent. According to a spokesman, no other people were injured.
Production in Salzgitter AG also continued despite the accident – the area around the crash site was cordoned off, the factory halls themselves remained undamaged.
