Tragedy in Sicily, Canadair crashes to the ground: two pilots on board die
Sicily, a Canadair crashed in the territory of Linguaglossa, in the province of Catania: it was a fire-fighting aircraft that crashed on the slopes of Mount Etna
Sicily, the news about the crashed Canadair
News is overlapping as we write. What is known for sure is that the Canadair was intent on extinguishing a vast fire on the slopes of the volcano Etna.
The crash took place in the Linguaglossa area (Catania): rescuers, fire brigade, carabinieri and 118 personnel were on the scene.
The crashed aircraft was in flight for the extinguishing operations of a fire in the Monte Calcinera area.
On board, according to information, there were two people
SICILY, THE FIRST HYPOTHESES ON THE CANADAIR ACCIDENT
An initial hypothesis on what happened to the crashed aircraft has been put forward by the National Civil Defence.
It would have been the impact of the hull against the Monte Calcinera ridge that caused the fire brigade plane to fall.
The Urban search and rescue (Usar) teams of the fire brigade are working on the spot with other ground personnel and an AW 139 ‘Drago 146’ helicopter in service at the Catania flight department.
The vehicle is Canadair 28.
Departing from Lamezia Terme, it had shortly before carried out a refuelling in Giarre.
The Linguaglossa fire brigade is on the spot, including a team of Speleo alpino fluviale (Saf) experts and an AW 139 ‘Drago 146’ helicopter that is flying over the crash area.
We will of course update the news as official sources confirm the facts.
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