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Three people were killed after two small planes collided in
mid-air on Saturday in the U.S. state of Colorado, authorities
said, Trend reports
citing Xinhua .
The collision was first reported at 8:54 a.m. local time (1454
GMT), according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board confirmed in a
tweet that it is investigating the mid-air collision of a Cessna
172 and a Sonex Xenos aircraft near Longmont, Colorado.
First responders discovered two separate crash sites, the
Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
'The first crashed aircraft was found in the 10,000 block of
Niwot Rd on the south side. At this time there are two confirmed
occupants in the aircraft, both of whom were deceased upon first
responders arriving on scene,' said the sheriff's office.
'The second crashed aircraft was found in the 9,700 block of
Niwot Rd on the north side,' and the one confirmed occupant in it
was also deceased before responders' arrival, the sheriff's office
said.
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