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Two Brits are among three dead after plane crashed in Swiss Alps

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-17 · by Caitlin Leng

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Two Britons died alongside another person after a small single-engine plane crashed in the Swiss Alps near Leukerbad on Tuesday. The Cirrus SR22T aircraft departed from Sion Airport and crashed about 10 minutes later; all three passengers were killed instantly. Authorities are investigating the cause, while rescue teams worked to identify the victims.
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On Tuesday, three people, including two British nationals, died when a small single-engine plane crashed in the Swiss Alps near Leukerbad in the southern canton of Valais. The aircraft, identified as a Cirrus SR22T, had taken off from Sion Airport and was headed towards Buochs Airfield but collided with a mountain slope approximately 10 minutes after takeoff. Emergency services, including three helicopters, were deployed to the site following reports of smoke by local residents. Among the deceased is Owain Davies, a 55-year-old British millionaire businessman who served as the managing director of Amcanu, an engineering firm based in Burry Port, South Wales. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by both Swiss authorities and Valais police.

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Switzerland GPE · 5× Valais GPE · 4× Swiss NORP · 3× Britons NORP · 2× Dutch NORP · 2× Leukerbad GPE · 2× Daily Mail ORG · 1× FCDO ORG · 1× Fluhalp GPE · 1× The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ORG · 1×

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Two Britons are among three confirmed dead following a plane crash in the Swiss Alps. The small single-engine aeroplane crashed high in the mountains near the town of Leukerbad in the southern canton of Valais, Switzerland on Tuesday. Valais cantonal police said in a statement the Cirrus SR22T aircraft took off from Sion Airport in the Rhône Valley and, for unknown reasons, collided with a mountain slope in the area of Fluhalp approximately 10 minutes later. All three passengers aboard perished, police said, with work underway to identify the victims.
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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Two Britons are among three confirmed dead following a plane crash in the Swiss Alps. The small single-engine aeroplane crashed high in the mountains near the town of Leukerbad in the southern canton of Valais, Switzerland on Tuesday. Valais cantonal police said in a statement the Cirrus SR22T aircraft took off from Sion Airport in the Rhône Valley and, for unknown reasons, collided with a mountain slope in the area of Fluhalp approximately 10 minutes later. All three passengers aboard perished, police said, with work underway to identify the victims. asserted
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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has confirmed it is 'providing support to the families of two British nationals who died in Switzerland'. asserted
who → confirm → Switzerland
'Our thoughts remain with the families during this difficult time,' the body said. asserted
body → remain → time
After taking off from Lugano in the southern Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, the aeroplane made a stop in the Valais city of Sion before heading off towards the Buochs aerodrome in the central canton of Nidwalden. But after seeing smoke rising from the aircraft shortly following the crash at 4pm, residents alerted emergency services who rushed to the scene. asserted
who → take → scene
Three people, including two Britons, died on Tuesday after a small single-engine aeroplane crashed in the Alps in southwest Switzerland Workers from the Valais Rescue Organisation attended the site, with three helicopters and two rescue specialists also deployed. asserted
helicopters → include → site
An investigation into the cause of the incident has since been opened by the federal Swiss authorities, and a criminal investigation is being led by the Office of the Attorney General of the Confederation, in collaboration with the Valais cantonal police. asserted
investigation → open → police
A picture of the crash site shared by local police showed the wreckage of the plane on a mountainside. asserted
picture → share → mountainside
In a statement, local police said: 'Shortly after 4pm, for reasons yet to be determined, the aircraft collided with the northern slope of a mountain in the Fluhalp area of Leukerbad. asserted
aircraft → say → Leukerbad
Signs of smoke were subsequently reported in the region.' asserted
Signs → report → region
The tragedy comes just days after several people died after a coach carrying tourists crashed and flipped over on a mountain road in Switzerland. asserted
coach → come → Switzerland
The tour coach carrying 48 people overturned in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubunden, the largest holiday region in Switzerland, at 8pm last Thursday. asserted
coach → carry → 8
The vehicle hit a safety barrier before flipping over and plunging down the embankment, a local police spokesperson told Swiss media. asserted
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Emergency services swarmed the scene, working around the coach as it lay on its side on an embankment next to the carriageway. asserted
it → swarm → carriageway
Helicopters were seen landing near the incident. asserted
Helicopters → see → incident
The Dutch Federation of Travel Agencies (ANVR) identified the coach as belonging to Oad, a Dutch tour company that runs holiday trips across Europe. asserted
that → identify → Europe
It added all 48 passengers were from the Netherlands. asserted
passengers → add → Netherlands
Local authorities confirmed the fatalities, though they have not released the number of victims nor nationalities. asserted
they → confirm → victims
'Several people died in the coach crash in Susch. asserted
people → die → Susch
Several others were also injured,' the cantonal police said on X, without giving details on the circumstances of the accident or the victims' identities. asserted
police → injure → accident
A police spokesman said that the force did not wish to provide a more detailed toll until the victims' families had been informed. asserted
families → say → toll
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