Italian air force aircraft crashes during acrobatic exercise

Firefighters seal off the area after the crash outside the northern city of Turin, Italy (Matteo Secci/LaPresse via AP)

An aircraft of the Italian acrobatic air team the Frecce Tricolori crashed on Saturday during a practice run outside the northern city of Turin, killing a child on the ground, Italian media reported.

The plane or parts of the plane reportedly struck a car carrying a family, killing a five-year-old girl. A nine-year-old and the parents were being treated for burns, according to Italian news agency ANSA.