Microlight engine failure forces pilot to perform emergency landing

A microlight aircraft emergency landing, brought on by engine failure, has left one person slightly injured in Luqa, a spokesperson from the civil aviation department told this newspaper.

The emergency landing was performed close to a runway, with the pilot having strived to avoid built-up areas or roads. 

Maltese nationals Disma Gauci and Richard Bezzina were identified as the two persons on board the aircraft. 

The plane crashed into a carob tree, 100 metres from the airfield's perimeter.