Two people died on Friday after the small plane they were in crashed onto a highway northeast of the German city of Magdeburg.
No road vehicles were involved in the incident, the Magdeburg police said, as cited by Deutsche Welle.
The aircraft crashed at around 14:48 local time, between the town of Burg and the Krahenberge service area.
The aircraft caught fire, and emergency teams found both people on board deceased.
The cause of the crash has not been determined.
The accident led to the closure of lanes on the A2 highway heading towards Hanover, which crosses the country from east to west.
In images from the crash site, firefighters can be seen extinguishing the remains of a red and white aircraft. The tail of the plane was on the roadway, and other charred debris was scattered across the road.
The A2 highway is one of the most important transport routes in Germany. It connects the Berlin metropolitan area with the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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