A plane crashed near the Swedish city of Orebro, Reuters reports.

It is specified that there were nine people on board the aircraft. “This is a plane designed for skydiving that crashed after takeoff,” said Emil Gustafson, head of the rescue service and joint coordination of rescue operations.

The incident occurred near the airport.

Later, the police of Orebro confirmed the crash and reported that several people were killed as a result of the incident.

The Swedish TV channel TV4, reports that two people were taken to the hospital. It is also specified that a fire started at the crash site.