Five people reported dead in Malta plane crash

555 Police in Malta say five people have been killed after a light aircraft crashed just after take-off this morning. Officials from the EU's border agency Frontex were not aboard the plane, contrary to initial reports. Military officials in Valetta said all five victims of the crash were French. ==The plane that crashed in Malta was not deployed by Frontex.- Frontex (@Frontex) 24 octobre 2016 Eye-witnesses told The Times of Malta that they had seen the plane take off before tipping to its right side and then plummeting "straight down into the ground" and bursting into flames. maltatoday confirms 5 dead - plane was #Fairchild #Metroliner N577MX. It crashed upon takeoff #maltaplanecrash http://pic.twitter.com/9ncQTZpzy2- Miriam Dalli (Mi Captured this moments after #Luqa plane crash;all shocked pre take off.sharing this via data pinkdixie22 rebeccagyeo BBCBreaking #Malta http://pic.twitter.com/PxpErWH8yX- Ed_De Gaetano (eddydeg) October 24, 2016 maltatoday confirms 5 dead - plane was #Fairchild #Metroliner N577MX. It crashed upon takeoff #maltaplanecrash http://pic.twitter.com/9ncQTZpzy2- Miriam Dalli (Mi maltatoday - driver captures moment plane dived downwards seconds before crashing in #Safi #maltaplanecrash http://pic.twitter.com/Ew3yfphO8W- Miriam Dalli (Miriam_Dalli)

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