A pilot was killed after a small aircraft crashed near the village of Vranov in the Benesov district of the Czech Republic on Saturday afternoon.

Axar.az reports, citing Czech media, that the pilot was the only person on board and died at the scene.

Firefighters, police officers and paramedics responded to the scene.

Initial information suggested that the aircraft had flown into clouds in poor weather conditions before crashing.

The circumstances and cause of the accident are under investigation. The Czech Institute for Professional Investigation of the Causes of Aircraft Accidents will also examine the incident.