Italian air force aircraft crashes during an acrobatic exercise. A girl on the ground was killed
An aircraft of the Italian acrobatic air team the Frecce Tricolori has crashed during a practice run in the northern Turin province MILAN -- An aircraft of the Italian acrobatic air team the Frecce Tricolori crashed on Saturday during a practice run outside the northern city of Turin, killing a child on the ground, Italian media reported. The plane or parts of the plane reportedly struck a car carrying a family, killing a 5-year-old girl. A 9-year-old and the parents were being treated for burns, according to Italian news agency ANSA. The pilot ejected and also reportedly suffered burns. Video of the crash shows nine aircraft in two tight V-formations, before one of the aircraft drops below the others and crashes , sending a fireball into the air. In the video, the pilot can be seen ejecting with a parachute shortly before impact inside a fence airfield. The crash reportedly happened after takeoff from the Turin Caselle airport, near the industrial northern city. There was no immedi...