HELSINKI—Police and investigators said eight parachutists died when a light utility aircraft suddenly fell from the sky over a popular skydiving site Sunday in Jamijarvi, a small town in Western Finland some 150 miles by road from Helsinki. 
 
 Three people, the pilot among them, managed to bail out with their parachutes from the aircraft and... 

 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rescuers are seen through the trees at the Jamijarvi airport site 
 
 Eight skydivers have been killed after their plane crashed near the town of Jamijarvi in Finland. 
 
 Three people, including the pilot, jumped to safety before the plane crashed and are currently in hospital. 
 
 Witnesses said the aircraft appeared to run into engine trouble before it came down. 
 
 Jamijarvi airport is one the most popular in the country for leisure and training flights. 
 
 The skydivers were all residents of the area, police said.
– Three people, including the pilot, managed to jump to safety using parachutes when a plane carrying skydivers experienced trouble over western Finland; another eight were killed when the aircraft crashed and caught fire, the BBC reports. Witnesses saw the three jump from the American-made Comp Air 8 light utility aircraft before it came down at a steep angle, the Wall Street Journal reports. Investigators probing the country's worst plane accident in decades say they are looking into reports that some parts fell off the plane during the final moments of flight.