Several Lives Lost As Tourist Plane Crash In Switzerland

Several lives were lost after a tourist plane crashed in a mountainous area of western Switzerland on Saturday.

Regional police confirmed that a plane had crashed near Ponts-De-Martel in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel, but did not immediately provide more details.

According to media reports, several people lost their lives in the crash, which is said to have happened around 10:20 am (0820 GMT) in a steep and forested area in the Neuchatel Mountains.

Police disclosed that they would hold off on providing information on the plane that crashed, how many people were on board, and how many may have perished or been injured until their families had been informed of the accident.

Rescue services and police are at the scene of the wreckage, and authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.