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4 dead as plane, helicopter collide in southern Germany

Cause of mid-air collision over Philippsburg city near Karlsruhe not immediately clear

Ayhan Şimşek  | 23.01.2018 - Update : 23.01.2018
4 dead as plane, helicopter collide in southern Germany

Berlin

By Ayhan Simsek

BERLIN

At least four people died after a small aircraft and a helicopter collided in southern Germany on Tuesday.

Police said a medical rescue helicopter and a light-sport aircraft collided in mid-air over Philippsburg, a small city near Karlsruhe.

German news agency DPA reported that two pilots and two people on board died in the accident that occurred at around 1 p.m. local time (1200GMT).

The cause of the collision was not immediately clear.

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