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Six killed in Dallas air show crash

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2022 | 10:38 AM
In this photo provided by Nathaniel Ross Photography, a historic military plane crashes after colliding with another plane during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas on Saturday, November 12, 2022. (Nathaniel Ross Photography via AP)

DALLAS (AP) — Officials have confirmed that six people died as a result of the collision of two historic military planes during a Dallas air show on Saturday.

National transportation officials were investigating the cause of Saturday's collision, which came three years after the crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven, and amid ongoing concern about the safety of air shows involving older warplanes.

Emergency crews raced to the crash scene at the Dallas Executive Airport, about 10 miles (16 kilometres) from the city's downtown. News footage from the scene showed crumpled wreckage of the planes in a grassy area inside the airport perimeter.

The in-air collision during the Wings over Dallas air show claimed six lives, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted Sunday, citing the county medical examiner. Authorities are continuing to work to identify the victims, he said.

It was not clear if there were any injuries or fatalities on the ground. Dallas Fire-Rescue told The Dallas Morning News there were no reports of injuries there.

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