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Breaking: Aircraft Crashes In Slovakia, Kills Seven
Two planes carrying dozens of parachutists have collided in mid-air over western Slovakia, killing seven people.
Slovak media reported 15 other parachutists missing. An aviation official said some reportedly survived by jumping out with their parachutes.
The accident took place on Thursday morning near the village of Červený Kameň.
Rescue workers have been using helicopters to reach the crash site, in the White Carpathians mountain range that forms the border with the Czech Republic.
The government agency that investigates plane crashes said, according to preliminary information, about 40 people – mostly parachutists – were on board the L-410 planes at the time of the collision, which occurred at an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft).
The official said some of the parachutists on one of the aircraft survived because they managed to jump out before the collision. He did not give a specific number of survivors.
The TA3 news television said 15 of the parachutists were still missing. It said all the parachutists were training for this weekend’s air show in nearby Slavnica.
Slovak health minister Viliam Čislák and interior minister Robert Kaliňák were heading to the crash site.
The Guardian
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New Educated Zambia©❤√
August 20, 2015 at 8:52 pm
Good evening zambia. We in the upnd would like to inform you that as of today we have opened our luanshya offices. You are all welcome to join the upnd and invite family and friends. Help us to help you. We thank you. Nez live from Geneva Switzerland,upnd strategist. Vote upnd
Munyelo Pwete!
August 20, 2015 at 9:28 pm
You must be a very poor strategist! What have you been doing all this time? For your information, Luanshya is one of the most important towns on the CB with a very huge number of voters! Interestingly, the area is predominantly PF!
New Educated Zambia©❤√
August 20, 2015 at 11:08 pm
things are changing. When last were you there? kiki Keep living a dream
TUNTUSHE
August 21, 2015 at 7:58 am
I CAN ONLY VOTE FOR THAT TRIBAL PARTY UNDER GUN-POINT AND SHOULD SATAN (coz of his devilish powers)BECOME THE LEADER OF THIS COUNTRY, THAT WOULD MAKE ME STOP TUNING IN TO ZNBC OR ANY SOURCE OF MEDIA WHERE HIS FACE OR VOICE MIGHT BE HEARD OR SEEN. “satana takatekepo icalo!”
jayjay
August 21, 2015 at 2:25 pm
its one of those 1970s ussr manufactured militarty planes. now you are alive, now you are not. pray for god to grant you life on a daily basis. u see how useless it can be to say” i will do this and that next month”.It is not your life.