Eleven people are feared dead after a plane taking them on a parachute jump crashed in southern Poland shortly after take off. 

Polish emergency services arrived quickly at the crash site to douse the flames.

There was only one known survivor.

It's not yet clear what caused the crash.

The plane was operated by a private parachuting school. It took off from Rudniki airport. Shortly after takeoff it lost altitude and crashed nearby in Topolow.

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