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A New Zealand man and his wife were killed when their plane crashed into a Swiss mountain range while they were returning from a trip to Italy.
Former Upper Hutt man Greg Dickson, 37, and his British wife, Clare, 26, died when the Piper single-engined aircraft in which they were travelling crashed in bad weather near Ambri, 100km south of Zurich.
The accident happened on September 16, The Dominion Post reported today.
They were returning from the Italian island of Elba when the crash happened.
Mr Dickson was working as a computer programmer for investment bank Credit Suisse in Zurich and Mrs Dickson was completing her masters degree in law and working as a paralegal for a pharmaceutical company.
He will be buried in Cornwall with his wife.
The Piper's pilot, Italian David Pizzi, 33, and his brother Francesco, 25, survived the crash and are recovering in hospital.
Swiss authorities are investigating.
- NZPA
