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| At least 2 killed after 2 planes collide at Marion airport, Indiana (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | At least 2 killed after 2 planes collide at Marion airport, Indiana (PHOTOS, VIDEO) |
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| At least two people have been killed in an incident at the Marion Municipal Airport in Indiana, after two planes collided on the runway, according to local authorities. | At least two people have been killed in an incident at the Marion Municipal Airport in Indiana, after two planes collided on the runway, according to local authorities. |
| The deadly incident unfolded when a smaller plane that was taking off to the southeast clipped a larger plane that was landing from the north, the coroner, who was dispatched to the scene following the collision, told local WTHR 13 news. | The deadly incident unfolded when a smaller plane that was taking off to the southeast clipped a larger plane that was landing from the north, the coroner, who was dispatched to the scene following the collision, told local WTHR 13 news. |
| As a result of the crash, the private jet caught fire, killing the pilot and passenger on board, the official said, adding that no injuries were sustained on the larger plane. | As a result of the crash, the private jet caught fire, killing the pilot and passenger on board, the official said, adding that no injuries were sustained on the larger plane. |
| Photos and videos, allegedly captured by eyewitnesses at the scene, show two planes wrecked on the runway, with emergency vehicles on site. | Photos and videos, allegedly captured by eyewitnesses at the scene, show two planes wrecked on the runway, with emergency vehicles on site. |
| The planes involved in the crash were a single-engine Cessna 150 and a Cessna 525 Citation Jet, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, confirming that the smaller plane struck the business jet at 5:09 pm local time when it just touched the ground. The FAA believes that the incident could have been caused by the lack of a traffic control tower at the municipal air hub. | |
| “Pilots using the field are expected to announce their intentions on a common radio frequency and to coordinate with one another while on the ground and in the traffic pattern,” the FAA said, according to WTHI-TV 10, a local news channel. | |
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