WC 2026 ⚽ · 26 June 2026
Light aircraft hits Beijing’s tallest skyscraper
Online photos show the registration number of a small aircraft that hit Beijing’s tallest building on Friday was B-12PPA. Photo: X /Takemikazuchi26
A light aircraft crashed into the CITIC Tower, Beijing’s tallest building, on Friday, breaking apart on impact and sending debris into the streets below. Videos shared on social media showed a hole in the side of the 109-storey skyscraper, also known as China Zun, with at least two windows shattered and the building evacuated. Authorities are at the scene and the cause is not yet known, with no confirmed casualty figures so far.
Reported by South China Morning Post · How we write briefs