It was just after 2 pm on Tuesday that the first reports of the accident came in. The accident is said to have occurred in Karystos on the Greek island of Evia.
– A Greek Canadair plane with at least two passengers has crashed near Platanisto, says local fire service spokesman Yannis Artopios.
Around six thirty on Tuesday evening, Greek authorities announced that the people on board the plane had died, according to AFP. Both people were employed in the Greek Air Force.
Dramatic images
In a video clip like the state one The TV company ERT has published the plane is seen traveling low over the ground and then crashing heavily and catching fire immediately.
Recently, several forest fires have raged in Greece in several places, including on the popular tourist islands of Rhodes and Corfu. Temperatures above 40 degrees have been measured in several places.