Small plane crashes into German home, killing one and leaving one missing

At least one person died and a second person is missing after a small plane crashed into a house in northern Germany on Saturday. The aircraft, carrying two people, lost altitude and struck the roof of a single-family home in Ganderkesee, Lower Saxony, near Bremen Source: AP.

• Casualties: One body was recovered from inside the aircraft Source: SCMP. Search efforts by the fire department were ongoing as of midday, and it remains unclear if the missing person was also on board Source: AP.
• Cause: Investigators have not yet determined why the plane lost altitude Source: AP.
• Response: Residents of the home were not there at the time Source: SCMP. As a precaution, a 100-metre exclusion zone was established and power was cut along the road Source: AP. A crisis team was called to support witnesses Source: AP.

The incident prompted a large police and emergency services deployment Source: SCMP. Authorities said there was no ongoing danger to the public Source: SCMP.