Three dead as two small planes collide in mid-air near Denver
Two small planes have collided in mid-air near Denver, Colorado, killing three people, authorities in the US said.
It was not known what might have caused the crash between the four-seater Cessna 172 and the Sonex Xenos, a light, aluminium, homebuilt aircraft that can seat two.
One of the planes crashed in a field, the other in a stand of trees, near Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colorado, about 30 miles north of Denver.
Two people were found dead in one wreckage, and one person in the other, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating.
The collision happened just before 9am local time on Saturday.
The identities of the victims were not immediately released.