A small plane crashed in the canton of Neuchâtel, near the French border, in Switzerland. This was reported by local radio RTN, it writes Watsons.
It was reported that the plane crashed on a steep slope in the Pont de Martel region on Saturday morning. Rescuers and the Neuchâtel police were able to reach the scene of the accident. There are victims.
Rescue operations are currently underway and the area is closed to the public, according to Watson. The prosecution is conducting an investigation to clarify the details of the incident.
Earlier, the newspaper El Mundo wrote that it belonged to the F-18 fighter-bomber of the Spanish Air Force. collapsed At the military base in Zaragoza on May 20. The reasons for the incident were not specified. According to the publication, the pilot managed to eject and was immediately taken to the hospital by helicopter. Firefighters were also dispatched to the scene.
Prior to that, two Russian Aerospace Force fighter jets and two Mi-8 helicopters were reported to have taken off. collapsed Near the border with Ukraine in the Bryansk region.