Germany plane crash: Small aircraft hits house in Lower Saxony, 1 dead

The reason behind the crash is still being investigated, as the plane lost altitude and crashed into the roof of a house in a residential neighbourhood in Ganderkesee in Lower Saxony.

A small plane crashed into a home in northern Germany on Saturday, killing at least one person, and another person appeared to be missing, police said.

The reason behind the crash is still being investigated, as the plane lost altitude and crashed into the roof of a house in a residential neighbourhood in Ganderkesee in Lower Saxony, Oldenburg city police said, AP reported.

The police said the aircraft had two people on board, and one person was killed in the crash. Rescue teams were deployed to the site, and they are searching for the second person, German news agency dpa reported.

The report added that residents of the house were not at home when the plane crashed into the roof of the building. A crisis intervention team was called to the scene in order to provide support to people who either witnessed the crash or were present in the area when the incident took place.

The AP report added that residents within the 100 metre radius of the affected site were evacuated from their homes. The electricity in the area along the entire length of the road where the house is located was temporarily cut off due to safety reasons.

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A small plane crashed into a home in northern Germany on Saturday, killing at least one person, and another person appeared to be missing, police said.

The reason behind the crash is still being investigated, as the plane lost altitude and crashed into the roof of a house in a residential neighbourhood in Ganderkesee in Lower Saxony, Oldenburg city police said, AP reported.

The police said the aircraft had two people on board, and one person was killed in the crash. Rescue teams were deployed to the site, and they are searching for the second person, German news agency dpa reported.

The report added that residents of the house were not at home when the plane crashed into the roof of the building. A crisis intervention team was called to the scene in order to provide support to people who either witnessed the crash or were present in the area when the incident took place.

The AP report added that residents within the 100 metre radius of the affected site were evacuated from their homes. The electricity in the area along the entire length of the road where the house is located was temporarily cut off due to safety reasons.