Seven Italian tourists among 13 dead in Peru light aircraft crash
Seven Italian tourists from two families are among 13 people killed after a tourist plane crashed near the Nazca Lines in Peru.
A light tourist aircraft carrying 13 people crashed near Nazca, Peru, killing everyone on board, according to Italian media reports. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by local airline Aerodiana, went down in the Pueblo Viejo area while en route to view the famous Nazca Lines.
Among the victims were seven Italian nationals belonging to two befriended families from the Brianza region in northern Italy. The victims have been identified as Massimo Angelucci, his wife Elena Sala, and their son Lorenzo, alongside Paolo Gianturco, his wife Cristina Maria Bianco, and their sons Matteo and Pietro. Local Peruvian authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.
Sources: Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero.