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Two dead in a gyroplane crash

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The gyrocopter crashed into a wooded area. Experts from the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation should now clarify the cause.

Gießen – When a gyrocopter crashed, the two occupants were killed on Saturday west of the small town of Butzbach in Hesse.

The victims are two men aged 39 and 47 from Baden-Württemberg. Why the ultralight aircraft crashed in the afternoon in the Wetterau district between the city of Butzbach and Butzbach Airport in a forest area was initially unknown. Experts from the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation should clarify this question, the police said. dpa

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