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| Switzerland airshow crash: At least one dead after two planes collide in Dittingen | Switzerland airshow crash: At least one dead after two planes collide in Dittingen |
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| At least one person has died after two planes collided mid-air at an airshow in Switzerland. | At least one person has died after two planes collided mid-air at an airshow in Switzerland. |
| Police in the village of Dittingen, in the north of the country, say that the two aircraft involved in the mid-air collision were in a formation of three planes, according to Sky. | Police in the village of Dittingen, in the north of the country, say that the two aircraft involved in the mid-air collision were in a formation of three planes, according to Sky. |
| At least one of the planes crashed after the impact. | At least one of the planes crashed after the impact. |
| Swiss media reported that the planes were part of the German Grasshopper display team. | Swiss media reported that the planes were part of the German Grasshopper display team. |
| They said that one pilot managed to escape by parachute, but the other was killed. | They said that one pilot managed to escape by parachute, but the other was killed. |
| It is not immediately clear whether there are more injured people. | It is not immediately clear whether there are more injured people. |
| The third plane was not involved and landed safely. The airshow, which takes place in Dittingen every year, has been cancelled. | The third plane was not involved and landed safely. The airshow, which takes place in Dittingen every year, has been cancelled. |
| The collision came the day after a fighter jet at an airshow in west Sussex crashed into a busy dual carriageway, killing at least seven people. | The collision came the day after a fighter jet at an airshow in west Sussex crashed into a busy dual carriageway, killing at least seven people. |
| This article will be updated shortly | This article will be updated shortly |