Polish emergency services arrived quickly at the crash site to douse the flames.<br/> <br />This small plane was carrying 11 parachutists and one pilot when it crashed to the ground and burst into flames.<br/> <br />There was only one known survivor.<br/> <br />Local residents rushed to the scene to help.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Polish) POLICE SPOKESPERSON JOANNA LAZAR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We have established that just after the crash local residents came running to the wreckage and helped to save one of the passengers. A forty-year-old man was taken to hospital. Unfortunately everything indicates that he is the only person who survived the crash."<br/> <br />It's not yet clear what caused the crash.<br/> <br />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.
