At least 11 killed in light aircraft crash in France

A horror plane crash rocked a town in north-eastern France on Sunday morning.

Pilatus aircraft crashed Sunday, around 11am (CEST, UTC+2) near the Auchan supermarket in Tomblaine, northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board.

Authorities have activated the departmental operations centre (COD) to monitor the situation and coordinate the emergency response in real time.

Police have reportedly urged people to avoid the area around the airport in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.