Plane nosedives and crashes into busy Italian highway, killing two in fiery explosion
Footage from the freeway in Brescia captured the moment the Freccia RG aircraft swoops in from the sky nose-first on Tuesday and slams into the road, erupting into a plume of fire and black smoke.
The horrific crash killed pilot and lawyer Sergio Ravaglia, 75, of Milan, and his partner, Ann Maria De Stefano, 60, according to the local Giornale di Brescia.
3 A small plane crashed into an Italian highway on Tuesday, killing the pilot and passenger.
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Two drivers were also injured in the blast, officials said. Video shows several cars driving in and out of the burning crash site.
Ravaglia appeared to be attempting to complete an emergency landing on the highway but failed to regain speed, causing the aircraft to nosedive and spin out of control, witnesses told the local outlet.
First responders rushed to the scene to contain the fire, but found the plane already completely destroyed.
A consultant from Italy's National Agency for Flight Safety is set to arrive in Brescia on Wednesday as officials begin to investigate the cause of the crash.
✈️🔥 A plane crashed onto a busy highway in Italy — several cars passed through a wall of fire
According to Brescia Today, the cause of the crash remains unknown.
On board were a 75-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman. They both died. pic.twitter.com/65JdtqyS0D — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 23, 2025
3 The plane burst into flames, injuring two drivers in the blast.
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3 The incident completely destroyed the plane, and investigators are looking into the cause of the crash.
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The Public Prosecutor's Office of Brescia has opened a manslaughter investigation regarding the incident, but the subject of the charge has not been publicly named.
The prosecutor's office will request a preliminary assessment of the wreck and look into the state of maintenance of the plane Ravaglia was flying.
The Freccia RG is an Italian ultralight plane built from carbon fiber with a wingspan of nearly 30 feet.
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