8 dead after plane crashes into building in Italy

A small private plane has crashed into an empty office block in the northern Italian city of Milan, killing all eight people on board. The crash set the office block and several parked cars on fire. No-one on the ground was injured.

A small private plane has crashed into an empty office block in the northern Italian city of Milan, killing all eight people on board.

The plane, which was bound for the island of Sardinia, came down after taking off from Milan's Linate airport.

The crash set the office block and several parked cars on fire. No-one on the ground was injured.

An investigation into the cause of the crash has been launched.