A sport utility vehicle driven by a British national veered off a highway in south-west France and crashed into trees, killing four people, including two 10-year-olds.

A COMMUTER plane carrying 21 people crashed into an airport hangar on take-off yesterday and burst into flames, killing everyone aboard, US authorities said.

The cause of the plane crash in North Carolina – the first fatal airliner accident in the US for more than a year – is not immediately clear but investigators are examining the windy conditions as the plane sped down the runway .

A commuter plane taking off with 21 people on board crashed into a maintenance hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in North Carolina today.