Update: Seven dead after helicopter and plane collide mid-air in Majorca

Authorities on the Spanish island of Majorca have said at least five people were killed in a collision between a helicopter and a small plane.

Update 5.15pm: Seven people were killed when a helicopter and a small plane collided mid-air over the island of Majorca, authorities in Spain have said.

The victims included three adults and two children on the helicopter and two local men in the plane, according to the regional government of Spain’s Balearic islands, which include Majorca.