Child and two bystanders killed as plane crashes into crowd in Germany

Three people including a child have been killed after a small plane crashed into a crowd in Germany as it attempted to take off after an aborted landing, police say.

Police said the victims, two women and a child, aged either nine or 10, were on a path next to an airfield at the Wasserkuppe when the crash occurred.

Officers said the Cessna was attempting to take off after an aborted landing maneuver, but failed to gain lift and broke through a barrier, hitting the three.

Five other people — the four on board the plane and an eyewitness — were suffering from shock.

The plane came from the Mannheim area of south-west Germany and had been on an excursion to the Wasserkuppe.

With AP