A glider crashed in Wetzlar, Hesse, not far from a park and near the Lahn. The pilot was killed at the scene of the accident.

The machine first crashed into a house roof and then crashed onto one or more vehicles. A motorist was injured, but she escaped with minor injuries, police say. The Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation has taken up the investigation, according to the German Press Agency (dpa) The identity of the pilot and the motorist is not yet clear.