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4 killed after small jet from England crashes in Germany

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Press Trust of India London
Two pilots and two passengers were killed when a jet from England crashed in Germany today.

The twin-engine business aircraft came down at lunchtime at a rubbish site near the western city of Trier.

The plane appeared to be a Cessna Citation business jet carrying two pilots and two passengers from England to an airfield at Foehren, near the crash site, police said.

A spokesman for Trier-Fohren airfield said the plane was travelling from Shoreham airport in West Sussex and all the deceased were German.

There was no immediate word on a possible cause for the crash. However, local sources suggest it hit a pylon in dense mist.
 

An investigation has been launched into the possible cause of the crash, authorities said.

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First Published: Jan 12 2014 | 11:40 PM IST

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