One dead as airshow planes collide in Switzerland

At least one person has died when two small planes collided in the air and crashed at an airshow in northern Switzerland.

One dead as airshow planes collide in Switzerland

At least one person has died when two small planes collided in the air and crashed at an airshow in northern Switzerland.

The two planes were part of a formation of three and crashed just before 11.30am local time after they touched each other in the air, according to Meinrad Stoecklin, a spokesman for police in Basel-Landschaft.

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