A 71-year-old man was killed and another 18-year-old seriously injured in a microlight accident in Saint-Paul, in the west of the island of Reunion, this Saturday afternoon, a-t -we learned from the emergency services.
The deceased septuagenarian was an instructor pilot and had many hours of flight, according to the same source.
The young man, who is in a state of absolute emergency according to the emergency services, is also a pilot.
An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the tragedy.
Over the past 20 years, 14 people have been killed in microlight accidents in Reunion.
The last crash involving a microlight on this Indian Ocean island occurred at Maïdo, a mountain peak in western Reunion, on October 10, 2021. A pilot and his passenger had lost their lives.
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