Italian fighter jets crash following mid-air collision

No civilian casualties reported after jets collide during training exercise in skies over Ascoli, causing woodland fires

 

Two Italian fighter jets have collided over eastern Italy during a training mission and crashed into a wooded area, causing a fire.

 

A Civil Protection official, Susanna Balducci, told Sky TG24 TV there were no civilian casualties on the ground after the planes crashed into woods near the town of Ascoli.

 

It was not immediately clear whether any of the four crew had survived.

 

Officials from the Italian Defence Ministry say they are awaiting an official report from the field before making any statement

 

Balducci said a firefighting helicopter was trying to extinguish the blaze, whose flames and dark smoke were visible for miles.

 

Witnesses quoted by Italian media said they saw two military planes flying low near Ascoli, then heard a crash and saw flames.

A search is underway for the four missing crew members.

Sukhoi Su-22 fighter plane crashes in Yemen residential area

At least 10 killed including pilot when a Yemeni military plane on a training exercise exploded in mid-air and crashed into a residential area of capital on Monday in the capital city of Yemen, state media said.

According to Yemen’s state media, the Russian-made fighter jet Sukhoi Su-22 was on a training mission when it crashed in Southern Sanaa.

The initial reports said that around three houses and adjacent building caught fire the crash while the firefighters reached the affected site to extinguish the fire.