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'Multiple fatalities' after two planes crash above California airport
19 August 2022 18:16
At least two people were killed when two planes collided while trying to land at an airport in California.
The planes, a twin-engine Cessna 340 and a single-engine Cessna 152 crashed into one another shortly before 3 pm on Thursday above Watsonville Municipal Airport.
Officials said "multiple fatalities" were reported, but it was not immediately clear whether anyone survived, Sky News reports.
No one on the ground was injured.
Footage from the scene showed the wreckage of the aircraft and emergency services, including firefighters, at the scene.
The city of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County and around 100 miles from San Francisco, posted a statement on the crash on social media.
"Multiple agencies responded to Watsonville Municipal Airport after two planes attempting to land collided," it tweeted.
"We have reports of multiple fatalities."
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