Small plane crashes in field in eastern Germany, 2 dead


By the Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — German police say a small plane has crashed east of Berlin, killing two people.

A man walks through the scene of a small plane crash on a field near the village Praedikow, about 50 kilometers, 31 miles, east of Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (Joerg Carstensen/dpa via AP/ MANILA BULLETIN) A man walks through the scene of a small plane crash on a field near the village Praedikow, about 50 kilometers, 31 miles, east of Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (Joerg Carstensen/dpa via AP/ MANILA BULLETIN)

The two-engine aircraft took off from the town of Strausberg late Saturday morning and came down in a field near Praedikow, a few kilometers (miles) away.

Police said on Twitter that it isn't yet possible to give a reason for the cause of the crash in which two men died. They gave no information on the victims.