Aircraft nearly ripped in half as two planes collide mid-air in US

Both planes landed safely and no-one was injured, officials said
Aircraft nearly ripped in half as two planes collide mid-air in US

A Key Lime Air Metroliner that landed safely at Centennial Airport after a mid-air collision near Denver. Picture: CBS Denver via AP

Two small planes have collided in the air in the US, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute.

Both planes landed safely and no-one was injured, officials said.

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