Two men and a woman taking part in an aerial rally were killed yesterday when their light airplane went down on a farm near Sa Pobla on Mallorca.

It seems that their Cessna 172 crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking off from Son Bonet airport en route to San Luis airport on Menorca.

The plane was based at Sabadell airport, near Barcelona.

The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Commision (CIAIAC).