Fire captain says 1 dead, 5 injured after small plane crashes into 2 houses in Southern California</s>Image copyright EPA Image caption The cause of the crash is so far unknown

A small plane has crashed in central Germany, killing two women and a boy.

The single-engine Cessna hit a group of people clustered by an airfield on Wasserkuppe mountain near the town of Fulda in Hesse state on Sunday.

The plane was trying to gain height after a failed landing and crashed through an airport fence onto a road at about 15:45 (13:45 GMT).

A police statement said five people were injured, including all four on board the plane.

Police are still working to identify the three victims, the statement said, although local media report the boy could have been as young as 10.

The 56-year-old pilot and three passengers were taken to hospital with slight injuries, and an eyewitness suffered severe shock.

The weather was reportedly fair at the time, and the cause of the crash is not yet known. Police are investigating.

Emergency services are at the scene, which has been cordoned off.

Hesse state prime minister Volker Bouffier and interior minister Peter Beuth said they were "deeply affected" by the crash on the state chancellery Twitter page, and thanked the emergency services for their commitment.

The aircraft is reported to have been privately owned.

Wasserkuppe mountain is the highest peak in the Rhön Mountains and is popular among fliers of light aircraft and gliders.</s>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)  The Latest on a small plane crash in Northern California that killed two (all times local):

Authorities have identified two men killed when their small plane crashed near Northern California”s Lake Berryessa.

The Napa County Sheriff”s Office says 55-year-old Jon Murray Karkow and 41-year-old Cagri Sever were killed Monday.

The office says both Karkow, who was piloting, and Sever worked for Icon Aircraft, which manufactured the single-engine plane they were flying.

The Sacramento Bee newspaper reports the plane was an amphibious sport plane that can land and take off on water (http://bit.ly/2qKyNa1). The crash was on land, however. Lake Berryessa is 80 miles (129 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.

The office says the planes have been a common sight in the lake area.

Authorities say two people are dead in the crash of a small plane near Northern California”s Lake Berryessa.

The Napa County sheriff”s office says both occupants of the plane died in Monday”s crash.

The Sacramento Bee newspaper reports the plane was an amphibious sport plane that can land and take off on water (http://bit.ly/2qKyNa1). The crash was on land, however. Lake Berryessa is 80 miles (129 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.

No details were immediately available on the two victims.</s>CRESCENT CITY, Fla. (AP)  Authorities say two men have been killed after their small plane crashed into a river in Florida.

The Florida Times-Union reports that the single-engine Quest Kodiak 100 crashed Tuesday night into the St. Johns River in northeast Florida”s Putnam County. The tail of the mangled aircraft was just visible above the water”s surface.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the plane took off Tuesday afternoon from an airpark in Crescent City, Florida.

Officials didn”t immediately identify the pilot or the passenger, but Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane is registered to Pegasus of Montana LLC, based in Williamstown, West Virginia.

The National Transportation Safety Board has sought out a recovery company to remove the plane from the river.

The FAA says it will investigate. No cause was immediately given.</s>Small plane crashes into crowd in Germany, several people killed

Several people died when a Cessna plane crashed into a crowd in the western German state of Hesse on Sunday, police said.</s>Several people died when a Cessna plane crashed into a crowd in the western German state of Hesse on Sunday, police said.

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Several more people were injured in the incident that happened around 3:45 p.m. (1345 GMT) near the town of Fulda, police said.</s>BERLIN: Several people died when a Cessna plane crashed into a crowd in the western German state of Hesse on Sunday, police said.Several more people were injured in the incident that happened around 3:45 p.m. (1345 GMT) in the Rhoen region near the town of Fulda, police said.Local media reported that the pilot lost control of the aircraft when trying to land at Wasserkuppe It appeared that something went wrong during the procedure so the pilot tried to take off again but the Cessna did not pick up, broke through a barrier and rolled into a waiting crowd, Osthessen News reported.According to a Bild newspaper report, three people were fatally injured.</s>Three dead after plane crashes into them in Germany.

Three dead after plane crashes into them in Germany.

THREE people died after they were hit by a small plane in central Germany on Sunday as it attempted to take off after an aborted landing, police said.

Police in Hesse state said the victims, two women and a child to be around age 9 or 10, were on a path next to an airfield at the Wasserkuppe hill near Fulda, German news agency dpa reported.

They said the Cessna was attempting to take off after an aborted landing manoeuvre, but failed to gain lift and broke through a barrier, hitting the three.

Five other people - the four on board the plane and an eyewitness - were suffering from shock.

The plane came from the Mannheim area of southwestern Germany and had been on an excursion to the Wasserkuppe.</s>BERLIN, Oct 14 — Several people died when a Cessna plane crashed into a crowd in the western German state of Hesse today, police said.

Several more people were injured in the incident that happened around 3:45 p.m. (1345 GMT) near the town of Fulda, police said. — Reuters</s>Several killed as small plane crashes into crowd

BERLIN: Several people died when a Cessna plane crashed into a crowd in the western German state of Hesse on Sunday, police said.

Several more people were injured in the incident that happened around 3:45 pm in the Rhoen region near the town of Fulda, police said.

Local media reported that the pilot lost control of the aircraft when trying to land at Wasserkuppe.

It appeared that something went wrong during the procedure so the pilot tried to take off again but the Cessna did not pick up, broke through a barrier and rolled into a waiting crowd, Osthessen News reported. According to a Bild newspaper report, three people were fatally injured.

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M.J Akbar, a veteran newspaper editor before joining politics, issued a two-page rejoinder in which he said allegations of sexual misconduct when he was a journalist were "without evidence".

"Allegations of misconduct made against me are false and fabricated. These false, baseless and wild allegations have caused irreparable damage to my reputation," Akbar said in a statement. "Accusation without evidence has become a viral fever among some sections. Whatever be the case, now that I have returned, my lawyers will look into these (claims)," the statement added.
A small plane crashes into a crowd near Fulda, Germany, killing three people and injuring eight others.