A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said.

A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said. The plane suffered a malfunction and fell almost vertically after taking off from the Nancy Essay airfield on the outskirts of the city of Nancy, the region's prefect. Wives, said Guy, said. The plane belonged to a skydiving club and was taking part in a parachute jump, he added. Emergency services responded immediately and were providing psychological support to several relatives of the victims, he said.