Switzerland: Four dead in small plane crash in the Alps

Four people died on Wednesday when a small aircraft crashed in the Alps in southwestern Switzerland. The plane struck a northern slope in the Fluhalp area near the mountain resort of Leukerbad.

According to police in the canton of Valais, all four passengers on board were killed. The aircraft had taken off from Lugano in the canton of Ticino and landed in Sion before attempting to continue toward Buochs airport in the canton of Nidwalden when the accident occurred. Swiss authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the crash.