All eight people aboard a single engine plane died Sunday after crashing into an office building in a suburb of Milan, Italy.
The Sun tweeted a video of the burning building following the crash.
Small plane crashes into an empty Milan building killing all eight on board pic.twitter.com/Iz1MyiiQq5
— The Sun (@TheSun) October 4, 2021
Several posts featuring videos and pictures were captured and spread across social media.
🔴 #ITALY, MILAN: PLANE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING!🚨
A small private plane carrying six French passengers & two crew members crashed into a vacant, two-story office building in a #Milan suburb, #SanDonato, killing everyone on board.#BreakingNews #Video #PlaneCrash pic.twitter.com/n0IrupDPK3
— loveworld (@LoveWorld_Peopl) October 3, 2021
“The pilot was Romanian billionaire Dan Petrescu, 68. He died alongside his wife and their son, Italian media say,” according to BBC News.
“Petrescu, a property developer, was one of Romania’s richest men. Besides him, his wife and their 30-year-old son, a child is also reported to be among those killed,” it added.
The cause of the investigation is unknown and remains under investigation.