The hang glider crashed to the ground on Sunday morning in the municipality of San Miniato, in the province of Pisa, causing the death of the two people on board, a 40-year-old man and a 50-year-old man who were on a tour in the skies of Tuscany.
Tragedy today in Tuscany where a hang glider crashed to the ground in the municipality of San Miniato, in the province of Pisa, causing the death of the two people on board, two men. The victims are two Italians, a 40 year old man and a 50 year old man, who were on board the ultralight aircraft during a tour in the skies of Tuscany. The drama occurred late in the morning, around 11.30, when the hang glider was returning to its base at the Tuscany Flight airfield in the municipality of San Miniato.
The fatal crash in fact occurred during the landing phase of the hang glider. The aircraft was approaching the grass runway when, for reasons still under investigation, it went out of control, suddenly losing altitude and crashing into the ground. A very violent impact that destroyed the vehicle and left the two occupants no escape.
The rescue efforts by the firefighters and 118 health workers, who rushed to the scene after an emergency call, were useless for the 40-year-old and 50-year-old. The image that was presented to the emergency services was terrible, with the aircraft completely crumpled and the two on board lifeless.
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The intervention of the firefighters was necessary to free the two from the aircraft cell, they rushed with various teams from the Pisa command, but when the rescuers extracted them, it was already too late for them. The doctors were only able to ascertain his death at the scene of the accident.
The police also rushed to the scene to investigate and start investigations to reconstruct the facts. According to initial reports, the pilot was an expert with years of experience behind him. Among the hypotheses was an illness or a breakdown of the hang glider which was part of the local flying club and was also used for tours aimed at enthusiasts such as today’s one at the Casa Bonello sports centre.
