In a message posted on social media, the Meurthe-et-Moselle prefecture said the crash involved a civilian aircraft which took off from the Nancy-Essey aerodrome.
It read: “An incident is currently underway in the municipality of Tomblaine involving a civil aircraft that took off from Nancy-Essey aerodrome.
“Yves SÉGUY, prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, has decided to activate the departmental operational center (COD) in the presence of all operational services in order to ensure real-time monitoring of the event.
“The prefect is on site.”
