French tourists killed in Peru plane crash

Lima, Peru – Five French tourists were killed in Peru when their plane crashed while flying over the famous Nazca Lines, pre-Inca depictions of animals that are best seen from the sky, police said.

The small plane crashed following an apparent mechanical failure not far from the mysterious, 2,500-year-old lines, around 450 kilometres south of Lima, highway police said.

Lima, Peru – Five French tourists were killed in Peru when their plane crashed while flying over the famous Nazca Lines, pre-Inca depictions of animals that are best seen from the sky, police said.

The small plane crashed following an apparent mechanical failure not far from the mysterious, 2,500-year-old lines, around 450 kilometres south of Lima, highway police said.

Firefighters said the Cessna 206, owned by the Aeroica firm, was completely destroyed in the crash, although the Peruvian pilot survived and was taken to hospital in Nazca.

The plane had apparently tried to turn around to land and crashed after hitting a power line, according to the local RPP radio.

It was the second plane incident in as many weeks in the same location.

Another small plane, also carrying five French tourists, made an emergency landing on the Panamerican Highway in March. No one was injured, and technical problems were blamed.

The Nazca Lines were drawn by the Paracas civilisation in a desert region of southern Peru. The markings can be fully appreciated only from the air, where intricate images of monkeys, birds and reptiles can be seen.

AFP

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