Small aircraft crashes into Beijing's CITIC Tower, causing damage and evacuations
A Sunward SA 60L Aurora plane struck the 108‑story CITIC Tower in Beijing on Friday, damaging the building’s exterior, scattering debris, and prompting evacuations and a police response.
On Friday, a small aircraft crashed into Beijing's tallest building, the 108‑story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun. Video footage of the crash was circulated. Debris from the aircraft fell to the ground after the crash, and the exterior of the CITIC Tower was damaged.
According to Hindustan Times, the aircraft was a Sunward SA 60L Aurora plane. Euronews reported that police closed off roads and sealed off the area around the building, urging people not to film, and that fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles surrounded the area after the crash. Daily Sabah reported that the crash prompted evacuations of the building.
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