The burning debries of a light aircraft photographed near the village of Cerveny Kamen, Slovakia Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. (Source: AP)
Two planes carrying dozens of parachutists collided in midair Thursday over western Slovakia, killing seven people, officials said. Thirty-one others on board survived by jumping out with their parachutes.
The crash took place Thursday morning near the village of Cerveny Kamen, said Zuzana Farkasova, a spokeswoman for the Slovak firefighters. Rescue workers used helicopters to reach the forested crash site in the White Carpathians mountain range that forms the border with the Czech Republic.
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Source: The Indian Express
