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.
Two small planes collided in mid-air near Los Angeles over the weekend. (Sky Fox)
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The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that one person died in the crash, though LASD would not confirm whether there were any other passengers in the vehicle.
Lancaster is about an hour and a half drive north of Los Angeles. (Sky Fox)
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:
The sun sets behind Joshua Trees in Lancaster, California. (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
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Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive on scene Monday to gather information, and Lancaster City Sheriff's officers were on scene helping with traffic control and road closures.
