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Thursday, 18 April, 2002, 18:10 GMT 19:10 UK
In pictures: Milan plane crash
Emergency services rushed to the scene and crowds gathered in disbelief after a small tourist aircraft hit a skyscraper in the northern Italian city of Milan.
Early reports suggested that the crash at the 30-storey Pirelli building was an accident.
![]() At least three people have been killed and many are reported to have been injured in the crash at 1745 local time (1545 GMT)
![]() Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion and saw the windows had been blown out of the building
![]() The pilot reportedly sent an SOS message complaining of a technical problem
![]() The top floors of the 30-storey Pirelli building caught fire after the Piper private aircraft made a hole in the east side
![]() Emergency services cordoned off the area as they attempted to recover the dead and injured
![]() Wreckage from the plane, which had been flying from the town of Locarno in Switzerland, lay in pieces
![]() The Italian interior minister said it was "probably an accident"
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