Two people died in a collision between two planes on the outskirts of Gera in Thuringia. According to a spokesman for the fire brigade, the casualties are two aerobatic pilots who collided in the air with their respective machines near the Leumnitz airfield in the evening. "According to current knowledge, two aircraft crashed," the police confirmed.
The planes crashed over an open area after the collision, the fire department said. There were no other deaths or injuries. According to their own statements, the police and fire brigade were in action with a large contingent.
Details of how the accident happened and the identity of the pilots were not initially known. "The exact circumstances of the accident are the subject of the immediately initiated criminal investigations," the police said. Specialists from the Federal Institute for Aircraft Accident Investigation are to investigate the crash.
According to the website, aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 5.7 tons are allowed to take off and land at the Gera-Leumnitz airfield. It is an airfield for both commercial and sport aviation.
