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Three Killed After Plane Crashes Into Mountainside Near Leukerbad, Switzerland

All three passengers died, and federal authorities opened an investigation into the cause of the crash, police said.

  • Three people died when a small single-engine plane crashed in the Swiss Alps near Leukerbad on Wednesday, according to cantonal police.
  • The plane had taken off from Lugano, stopped in Sion, and was heading to Buochs aerodrome before the crash occurred.
  • The aircraft collided with the northern slope near Fluhalp for reasons that remain unknown.
  • Swiss federal authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the plane crash.
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The plane took off from Lugano and then continued on its way to the central part of the country. All three passengers on board died.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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In Switzerland, a light aircraft crashed in the vicinity of the Swiss city of Flujalp in the canton of Valé, causing the deaths of three people on board the aircraft. TASS reported to the local police. "A light Cirrus SR22T aircraft took off from Lugano <>. Shortly before it was established, the aircraft crashed into the northern slope of the mountain in the area of Fluhalpa near Loykerbad. There were subsequently signs of suffocation in the are…

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The Cirrus SR22T type aircraft crashed on Tuesday afternoon against the northern slope of a cliff in the Fluhalp region. The Swiss Security Investigation Service and the Confederation Public Prosecutor's Office conducted the investigationThe three occupants of a single-engine aircraft lost their lives in a crash that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Fluhalp region. The tragedy took place in the municipality of Loèche-les-Bains. Formal identi…

·Geneva, Switzerland
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Three people were killed when a small single-engine plane crashed in the Alps in southwestern Switzerland on Wednesday, cantonal police said.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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A small private plane crashed in the Fluhalp region of southwestern Switzerland on Tuesday, killing all three people on board, police said today. Shortly after 4 p.m. (local time), "for reasons that have not yet been determined," the single-engine Cirrus SR22T aircraft "crashed into a mountainside" near the community of Leukerbad, according to a statement from the Valais cantonal police department. The aircraft had taken off from Lugano and, aft…

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Three people were killed when a small single-engine plane crashed in the Alps in southwestern Switzerland on Wednesday, cantonal police said.

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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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