Tomblaine plane crash LIVE: Aircraft crashes near Nancy as police urge 'avoid area'

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The crash happened on Sunday morning.

12:42, Sun, Jun 28, 2026 Updated: 12:45, Sun, Jun 28, 2026

The aircraft crashed near Salvador Allende Street in Tomblaine on Sunday

The aircraft crashed near Salvador Allende Street in Tomblaine on Sunday (Image: GOOGLE STREET VIEW)

A horror plane crash rocked a town in north-eastern France on Sunday morning. Emergency services rushed to Tomblaine, near Nancy, on June 28, and have cordoned off a large area of Rue Salvador Allende located near an Auchan supermarket.

Police have urged members of the public to avoid the area, while the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle confirmed the incident involved a civilian aircraft that had taken off the Nancy-Essey air hub. The local prefect, the message shared on X has added, "has decided to activate the departmental operational centre (COD) in the presence of all operational services in order to ensure real-time monitoring of the event". Officials haven't yet shared details about the aircraft nor possible casualties, but local news outlets have claimed "several" people were on board. The plane, L'Est Republicain wrote, was reportedly carrying a group of people for a skydiving experience.

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Death toll reported to be11

Eleven people are confirmed to have died after a civilian aircraft crashed near the town of Tomblaine in northeastern France, according to the local prefecture.

According to local broadcaster Radio France, the aircraft had been chartered for tandem skydiving experiences and typically carries a professional pilot, five instructors and five participants.

Authorities are to confirm exactly who exactly was on board.

19 mins ago12:32 Alice Scarsi

Plane had group of people on board

The plane was reportedly carrying a group of people for a skydiving experience, local news outlet L'Est Republicaine reports.

28 mins ago12:23 Alice Scarsi

'Several people on board'

Local publication France3 reports the light aircraft is a tourist plane.

They added several people were believed to be on board at the time of the crash.

Officials haven't yet shared details about possible casualties.

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43 mins ago12:08 Alice Scarsi

'Avoid the area'

Police have urged members of the public to avoid the area near the crash in Tomblaine, as emergency services are attending the scene.

The translated message, shared on X, read:

Imperatively avoid the Salvador Allende Street area entirely. To keep access clear for emergency services and law enforcement, do not go to the scene. Thank you for facilitating their intervention.

46 mins ago12:05 Alice Scarsi

Local official issues first statement

The local government, the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle in France, has issued a first statement on social media, announcing it has activated the 'COD' procedure.

The translated message, which confirmed a plane crash, read: "An incident is currently underway in the municipality of Tomblaine involving a civil aircraft that took off from Nancy-Essey aerodrome.

"Yves Seguy, prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, has decided to activate the departmental operational center (COD) in the presence of all operational services in order to ensure real-time monitoring of the event. The prefect is on site."

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\u2014 Pr\u00e9fet de Meurthe-et-Moselle (@Prefet54) June 28, 2026

48 mins ago12:03 Alice Scarsi