In a tragic accident, Nine occupants are confirmed to have lost life after an aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Örebro-Bofors Airport (ORB/ESOE) in Sweden.
The DHC-2 Turbo Beaver aircraft registered as SE-KKD was reportedly carrying eight skydivers and a pilot when it came down on Thursday, as per a source from Swedish police.
The aircraft that belonged to Skånes Fallskarmsklubb caught fire immediately after the crash that reduced the chances of any surviavability from the accident.
Ni personer dræbt i flystyrt i Sverige.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) July 9, 2021
Otte faldskærmsudspringere og en pilot mistede livet, da et fly styrtede ned i Örebro i Sverige torsdag. https://t.co/snUPx1pOT2 pic.twitter.com/VuKPBTl1Lu
"It's a very severe accident," a statement on the Sweden police website read. "Everyone on board the crashed plane has died."
It is about a small propeller plane with a total of nine people, of which eight parachutists and a pilot, says Carl-Johan Linde, press manager for the Sea and Air Rescue Center.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven took it to the twitter with his condolences.
"It is with great sadness and dismay that tonight I have read the tragic news of a plane crash in Orebro," he posted.
"I am thinking of the victims, their families and loved ones at this difficult time and want to express my deepest sympathy for their grief."
Det är med stor sorg och bestörtning jag i kväll har tagit del av de tragiska uppgifterna om flygkraschen i Örebro. Jag tänker på de drabbade, på deras familjer samt nära och kära i denna mycket svåra stund. Jag vill uttrycka mitt djupaste deltagande i deras sorg.
— SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) July 8, 2021
Cause of the accident is being investigated , while the aircraft is damaged beyond recovery.
