20 passengers killed in Plane Crash

A propeller plane built at the onset of World War II crashed in the Swiss Alps this weekend, killing all 20 people on board, Swiss police said Sunday.The German-built Junkers Ju-52 was carrying 17 passengers, all Swiss except for an Austrian couple and their child, Swiss authorities said. Three crew members were also killed in the crash Saturday.

The vintage plane, which was operated by a Swiss company that offers sightseeing tours, crashed into the mountainside near the ski resort of Flims, in eastern Switzerland. Authorities said that an investigation was underway, but they ruled out an explosion on board or an in-flight collision as the cause of the crash.