2 people are dead after a small plane collision in Arizona, authorities say

At least two people are dead after a midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona, authorities stated Wednesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board stated it’s investigating the collision close to an airport on the outskirts of Tucson. The Marana Police Department confirmed two deaths after responding to the crash.

The Associated Press left a message with a police spokesperson looking for extra particulars.

Last week, one in every of two pilots died on a non-public jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil after the plane veered off a runway in Arizona and hit a enterprise jet.

There have been 4 main aviation catastrophe in North America in the final month, with the latest involving a Delta jet that flipped on its roof whereas touchdown in Toronto and the lethal crash of commuter plane in Alaska. In late January, 67 people aboard an American Airlines passenger had been killed when an Army helicopter collided with it in Washington, D.C., marking the nation’s (*2*)deadliest aviation catastrophe since 2001. Just a day later, a medical transport jet with a youngster affected person, her mom and 4 others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 31, exploding in a fireball that engulfed a number of houses. That crash killed seven people, together with all these aboard, and injured 19 others.