‘Speed Racer’ Actor Christian Oliver & 2 Daughters Killed In Caribbean Plane Crash
deadline.comChristian Oliver, (real name Christian Klepser), who starred in films including Speed Racer and Valkyrie among others, was killed Thursday along with his two young daughters when their small plane crashed into the sea off a Caribbean island.
The owner and pilot of the plane, identified as Robert Sachs, also died in the crash. Oliver was 51. According to authorities, the single-engine plane took off from F Mitchell Airport in Becquia, a tiny island and part of the Caribbean nations of St.
Vincent and Grenadines Thursday afternoon and was headed to nearby St Lucia when it crashed. Among the dead were Oliver’s daughters, Madita Klepser, 10, and Annik Klepser, 12.
Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft experienced difficulties and nose-dived into the ocean,” the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said in a statement provided to media outlets. “Fishermen and divers from Paget Farm went to the scene of the incident in their boats to render assistance,” it added.
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