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Plane crashes in Madagascar, all five on board killed

The plane was on a training flight before it crushed. [Photo: Courtesy]

An airplane belonging to a private company crashed in Antananarivo on Monday killing all five people on board, the Civil Aviation of Madagascar said in a statement, without disclosing the cause of the accident.

The Piper PA 31 aircraft operated by Madagascar Trans Air, a private Airline Company, crashed in the western suburbs of the town on Monday morning.

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