Eight killed after plane crashes into Milan office building

Small private plane crashed near a suburban subway station, killing all onboard

A small single-engined plane carrying six passengers and a crew of two has crashed into the side of an empty two-storey office building in a Milan suburb, killing everyone onboard.

Investigators opened an inquiry into what caused the private plane to crash shortly after take-off from Milan's Linate airport en route to Olbia airport on the Italian island of Sardinia. A thick column of dark smoke rose from the crash site and was visible for miles. Several parked cars nearby went up in flames.