A small propeller plane that took off from Germany crashed in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, killing all four people on board, Austrian authorities said.
The aircraft went down near Wald im Pinzgau in Salzburg province around 12:45 p.m. local time and reportedly burst into flames upon impact, according to the Austria Press Agency.
Police confirmed that three men and one woman were killed in the crash. All four victims are believed to be German nationals.
The plane had departed from an airfield in Oberschleissheim, near Munich, for a round-trip flight. The cause of the crash is not yet known.
(With inputs from Associated Press)