This handout picture taken on November 2, 2023 and released on November 3, 2023 by the county Lungau shows firefighters emergency services during rescue operations and the light plane model Cirrus SR-20 after it has crashed on rugged terrain in Sankt Andrae im Lungau near Lintsching, in central Austria. Photo by THOMAS KEIDEL / various sources / AFP
Vienna: Four people were killed after a small plane flying from Croatia to Salzburg crashed in central Austria, police said Friday.
The Cirrus SR20 left Zagreb on Thursday afternoon for Salzburg and crashed in rugged terrain near Lintsching, police said.
The cause of the crash is still unknown and an investigation has been opened. Autopsies have been ordered to identify the victims.
Austrian public broadcaster ORF said flying conditions in the Salzburg province were "very difficult" on Thursday with strong winds and dense clouds.
