At least two people were killed Wednesday in an airborne collision between two small planes at an Arizona regional airport, authorities said.
The Marana Police Station said the fatal collision occurred at Marana Regional Airport, northwest of Tucson.
Authorities confirmed that at least two people were killed, but noted that details are limited as the first responders are still working on the scene.
The Domestic Transport Safety Board (NTSB) identified the planes that collided in the air as Cessna 172 and Lankaa 360 MK II (both single-engine aircraft). The agency said it was investigating the incident.
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Marana Regional Airport, located in Marana, Arizona, northwest Tucson, can be seen from above. (Google Maps)
Information was not immediately provided about the victim or how the conflict occurred.
Authorities said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is also responding to the incident.
The collision is the latest in recent trends in air travel accidents in North America.
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a Delta Air Lines A flight from Minneapolis crashed and capsized while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday afternoon. Authorities said 21 passengers on the aircraft were injured, ranging from minors to critical, but none were killed.
In the fatal US air disaster since 2001, an Army helicopter and American Airlines flight landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on January 29th, collided into the air, all 67 people aboard the two aircraft. has died.
Other recent air disasters in North America include a small commuter plane on its way to Norme, Alaska, where the crash on February 6th killed a pilot and nine passengers. Additionally, on January 31, the child's patient, mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood, exploding with fireballs that swallowed several homes.
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Following the incident at Reagan National Airport, the Trump administration has pledged to thoroughly review and update air traffic control systems across the country.
Danielle Wallace and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
