The chilling video was filmed near Turin airport
An Italian military plane crashed during a training exercise in Turin, killing a five-year-old girl in a car on the ground. Video of the incident has surfaced online and shows the pilot ejecting moments before the plane bursts into flames after hitting the ground.
Italian news agency AGI reported that the victim’s nine-year-old brother was seriously injured, while the two parents and the plane’s pilot were not in life-threatening danger.
The chilling video, shot near Turin airport, shows a plane flying lower and lower, hurtling towards the ground, before the pilot suddenly shoots out of the sky and the plane crashes into the ground, creating a huge fireball.
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ITALY: Terrible accident at Torino airport, where a plane from the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian patrol, crashed during rehearsals for the air force’s centenary. The pilot ejected safely. #ITALY#planecrash#Torinopic.twitter.com/GyOvoyqS07
— Shivendra Pratap Singh (@vatsalshivendra) September 16, 2023
An initial investigation shows that the plane may have collided with a flock of birds, possibly causing an animal to get into the engine and causing the engine to fail. BBC reported.
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the pilot got out of the plane by jumping with a parachute. “A terrible tragedy. A prayer and a hug of sincere condolences,” he said.
“The ministry extends its condolences to the family members,” Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said in a statement, adding that he had “made available all facilities and skills to deal with the emergency and to support all the people involved.”
