Tokyo plane crash: light aircraft smashes into homes and cars, kills three and several others injured

Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a residential area of Tokyo setting fire to homes and cars.

The plane was upside down when it crashed and destroyed a house leaving just smoking ruins.

Several other houses nearby also appeared to be badly damaged.Two men inside the five-seates plane were killed.A woman who was inside one of the houses was also killed,and five people were injured,reported Japanese broadcaster NHK.see more pictures after the cut...