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Two light planes collide in New Zealand leaving 2 pilots killed: Reports

| @indiablooms | Jun 16, 2019, at 10:23 am

Moscow, Jun 16 (Sputnik) Two light planes collided on Sunday near the Hood Aerodrome, not far from New Zealand's town of Masterton, local media reported.

The planes caught fire and fell after the collision, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported.

Causes of the incident remain unknown.

Eyewitnesses say that the accident occurred under fine weather conditions.

The Civil Aviation Authority will reportedly send a team to investigate the fatal collision.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is also going to join the probe.

 

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