Five dead after planes collide mid-air in US

Five people died when two private planes flying about a mile from an airport collided, raining debris down on car dealerships below, US authorities have said.

Five people died when two private planes flying about a mile from an airport collided, raining debris down on car dealerships below, US authorities have said.

Two people were killed from each plane, and the fifth was inside a dealership that was hit by wreckage, said Wayne Pollack of the National Transportation Safety Board.

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