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3 Japanese die in small plane crash

Three Japanese were killed when the light plane they were aboard crashed into a parking lot on Thursday.

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Three Japanese were killed when the light plane they were aboard crashed into a parking lot on Thursday.

The crash took place at around 9:40 a.m. (0040 GMT) when the plane was conducting a low-altitude flight in order to take pictures of letters formed by pupils at a kindergarten attached toYamanashi University in Kofu city, Yamanashi Prefecture, according to Japanese media.

The plane hit electrical wire and fell into the parking lot, damaging two cars, the media said. No casualty on the ground was reported.

The three, including a female pilot and two men, were rushed tohospital and announced dead later.

The Cessna 172P light plane is operated by Kokusai-Aviation Co.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Source: Xinhua

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