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Two killed in Swiss plane crash

Other News Materials 15 October 2011 17:25 (UTC +04:00)

Two men died when a Piper light aeroplane crashed in western Switzerland, police reported Saturday, DPA reported.

The wreckage was found late Friday, after several hours of searching, north of Yverdon-les Bains near the French border.

The victims were a British national, aged 29, and a 40-year-old Swiss man, police said in the city of Lausanne, adding that the crash would be investigated.

The plane had taken off at 10:35am (0835 GMT) on Friday, but lost contact to ground staff 30 minutes later. The wreckage was found at around 4:30pm, after several helicopter conducted a search

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