A plane carrying parachutists has crashed into a river in Sweden, killing nine people.
The aircraft disaster happened near an island outside the northern city of Umea, on Sweden's eastern coastline.
Nobody on board survived.
The crash reportedly happened at around 2pm, local time and witnesses said they heard a loud "bang".
The plane dipped before it crashed, nose-first into the ground, according to Sweden's The Local .
According to the Mirror the plane had taken off from Umea airport shortly after 1.30pm and sounded an alarm at 2.12pm.
Local police told Sweden's SVT reports of the crash came in about 2pm.
It crashed in the river near thethe island of Storsandskar, which is located about 2km from Umea airport.
A police spokesman said early reports suggested the plane had gone down in the river in an area south of the airport, on Storsandskar.
The aircraft was said to have been a single-engine and was carrying parachutists.
Witnesses living nearby the airport told Expressen they had heard a 'bang' and saw the plane dip.
Another witness said she saw the plane spin with its nose facing downwards before it plummeted.
"We are already on the scene with a rescue team which is assisting the ambulance and we have opened a location, together with aid organisations, to give psychological and social care," Conny Qvarfordt from the local rescue services told Sweden's TT newswire.
"It's a parachute plane, and something seems to have happened just after take-off."
Umea Airport operator Swedavia, said the plane was a GippsAero GA8 Airvan, which is a single-engine eight-seater utility aircraft, similar to a Cessna.
