No less than three folks had been killed when two planes collided over Colorado on Saturday morning, officers mentioned. A single-engine Cessna 172 and a second airplane collided and crashed close to Vance Model Airport in Longmont at round 8:50 a.m., the FAA mentioned in an announcement.
Two folks had been on board the Cessna and it wasn't instantly recognized how many individuals had been on the second plane, the FAA mentioned. The Mountain View Fireplace Rescue company mentioned three folks had been killed within the incident.
The fireplace division mentioned it responded to experiences of a airplane crash round 10 a.m. After they arrived, officers decided two planes had crashed.
Individuals had been requested to keep away from the world.
"That is nonetheless very early within the search and investigation," the Boulder County Sheriff's Workplace mentioned, in response to CBS Colorado. The sheriff's workplace mentioned it can launch extra data because the search continues.
The FAA and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the crash.
Town of Longmont is about 15 miles northeast of Boulder.