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| Slovakia plane crash: Two aircraft in fatal mid-air collision near Czech border | |
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| Two aircraft have crashed in mid-air near the Slovakian border with the Czech Republic, killing at least seven people. | |
| Described as small "sport" aircraft, the planes were carrying around 40 people on a parachuting trip when they collided at an altitude of 1,500m (5,000ft). | Described as small "sport" aircraft, the planes were carrying around 40 people on a parachuting trip when they collided at an altitude of 1,500m (5,000ft). |
| Images from the scene broadcast on Slovakian TV showed the burnt-out wreckage of one of the planes near the village of Cerveny Kamen, around 150km north of the capital. | |
| Officials from the Slovak air accident investigators agency said that preliminary reports suggested the two aircraft involved were L-410 twin-engine planes. | Officials from the Slovak air accident investigators agency said that preliminary reports suggested the two aircraft involved were L-410 twin-engine planes. |
| They said that some of the parachutists survived by jumping from one of the planes just before the collision happened. | They said that some of the parachutists survived by jumping from one of the planes just before the collision happened. |
| A spokesperson for the Slovakian fire service confirmed that seven people had been killed in the crash which occurred at around 8.30 GMT on Thursday morning. | A spokesperson for the Slovakian fire service confirmed that seven people had been killed in the crash which occurred at around 8.30 GMT on Thursday morning. |
| Three helicopters were being used to reach the crash site, which was located in a fairly remote, hilly area near the border with the Czech Republic, according to a spokesperson for the rescue team. | Three helicopters were being used to reach the crash site, which was located in a fairly remote, hilly area near the border with the Czech Republic, according to a spokesperson for the rescue team. |