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Watch: Plane nosedives and crashes onto highway in Italy, leaving 2 dead

Authorities soon launched a manslaughter investigation, as questions mounted over the aircraft’s condition and cause of the crash.

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italy plane crashCaught on camera, the fiery incident killed pilot Sergio Ravaglia, 75, and his partner Ann Maria De Stefano, 50. (Photo: Screengrab from X/@airmainengineer)

A small plane nosedived onto an Italian highway and exploded in flames, killing two people, in Brescia this week, the New York Post reported.

The Freccia RG ultralight aircraft was nose-first when it crashed into the highway road, erupting into black smoke and fire.

Caught on camera, the fiery incident killed pilot Sergio Ravaglia, 75, and his partner Ann Maria De Stefano, 50, as per the New York Post.

Watch the video here:

Two motorists were also injured in the incident, as per officials.

Soon after the incident, authorities launched a manslaughter investigation, as questions mounted over the aircraft’s condition and cause of the crash.

Pilot Ravaglia appeared to be attempting to complete an emergency landing on the highway but failed to regain speed, causing the aircraft to nosedive and spin out of control, as per witnesses quoted by the NY Post.

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