A five-year-old girl died this Saturday from plane crash of the Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) aerobatic squadron of the Italian Air Force participating in a exhibition at the Aero Club Turin in Caselle, north of Turin.
He brother of the nine-year-old girl, has turned out seriously injured for the burns that have affected his entire body. The parents of both and the pilot are also injuredbut their lives are not in danger, reports the Italian news agency AGI.
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The child is hospitalized in Queen Margaret Hospital and the mother has been transferred to Orthopedic Trauma Center of Turin. The father is in the San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, as is the pilot, who managed to jump out of the plane before it crashed.
🇮🇹 | URGENT: An Aermacchi MB-339PAN combat training aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force crashed in Turin during a rehearsal for demonstration flights. The pilot ejected.
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On September 16 and 17, the Aero Club of Turin had planned an aeronautical exhibition to mark the centenary of the Italian Air Force. The accident has caused the suspension of the exhibitions.