Two people were killed in a collision between two planes on Saturday evening on the outskirts of Gera. According to a spokesman for the fire brigade, the casualties are two aerobatic pilots who collided in the air with their respective machines near the Leumnitz airfield on Saturday evening.
The planes crashed after the collision over an open area, the fire department said. There were no other deaths or injuries. According to their own statements, the police and fire brigade were in action with a large contingent. The area around the crash site near the airfield was cordoned off. Details of how the accident happened and the identity of the pilots were not initially known.
“The exact circumstances of the accident are the subject of the immediately initiated criminal investigations,” the police said in a statement. According to a police spokesman, specialists from the Federal Institute for Aircraft Accident Investigation were expected in the evening to investigate the crash.