At least two people were killed Wednesday in an “aircraft collision” in Arizona, the second deadly airport crash in the Grand Canyon state in days.
The crash at Marana Regional Airport just north of Tucson was between two aircraft, KGUN 9 reported without exact details on the planes nor how they crashed.
The Marana Police Department confirmed that two people had died in what it only described as “an aircraft collision,” updating the earlier death toll of one.
“Details are limited at this time,” the department tweeted, saying that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) “will be responding.”
The victims have not been identified, and authorities did not initially say how the planes crashed nor if it happened mid-air or on the ground. Both aircraft were smaller fixed wing single engine planes, according to police.
Pictures shared by KGUN 9 and taken by people nearby show huge plumes of gray smoke pouring into the sky.
It marks the second fatal incident at an Arizona airport in the past 10 days. On February 10, the pilot of a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil was killed after a runway collision between two aircraft at Scottsdale Airport.
Marana Regional Airport did not respond immediately to The Post’s requests for comment.
