2 Italian Military Planes Collide Mid-Air, Both Pilots Killed

Two Italian Air Force planes collided in mid-air on Tuesday, killing both pilots during training exercises northwest of Rome, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.

Two Italian Air Force planes collided in mid-air on Tuesday, killing both pilots during training exercises northwest of Rome, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said. Circulating footage of the crash site near Rome, Italy, where two training Air Force aircrafts collided and both pilots are reportedly killed. #Italypic.twitter.com/Y4sWF1OipS

The two pilots were on board U-208 training aircraft and were participating in a training mission, according to an Air Force press release.

The cause of the collision was not immediately known.