ZURICH - Several people died after a small plane crashed in a Swiss forest on Saturday morning, causing a forest fire that completely destroyed the plane, police said.
The plane crashed in an inaccessible area of forest in the Rengg mountain pass in the canton of Nidwalden.
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Police would provide further details on the identity and number of deceased after informing next of kin, a spokesman said. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
