One pilot was killed and another injured in a mid-air collision near Los Angeles, California, on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Officials confirmed that a Yakovlev Yak-52 collided with a Nanchang CJ-6A around noon near Lancaster, about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that one person was killed in the crash.
LASD would not confirm whether there were any other passengers on the plane.
One plane landed in the area of East 47th Street and F Avenue, and the other in the area of East 60th Street and G Avenue. As FOX 11 reported: Quoted by Sheila Kelliher of the Los Angeles County Fire Department:
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive at the scene Monday to gather information.
Lancaster police officers were on scene assisting with traffic control and road closures.
