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Two killed as ultralight crashes on Elba

Firefighters say accident occurred near La Pila airport

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - Livorno, September 22 - Two people were killed Monday when their ultralight aircraft crashed and caught fire on the island of Elba near the La Pila airport. Firefighters at the scene said the crash occurred shortly after the aircraft, registered with an Austrian flight school, took off.
    Investigators say the two people on the craft were believed to be Austrian and engine failure may have been responsible.
    Elba is part of the Tuscan province of Livorno.
   

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