Authorities in Arizona are investigating a deadly mid-air collision that occurred roughly 20 miles outside Tucson Wednesday morning.
The Marana Police Department said at least one death was confirmed following the crash that happened around 8:30 a.m. local time near a regional airport. Local media said two people died.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the collision involved a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II. The cause of the crash is being investigated.
Wednesday’s crash comes two days after a Delta plane landing in Toronto wound-up on its back on a frigid runway. The cause of that crash, in which no one died, is also under investigation.
Both incidents follow reports that the Trump administration is in the process of firing hundreds of provisional FAA employees amid an especially deadly period of air travel in North America.
On Jan. 29, a collision between American Eagle passenger plane and a military helicopter left 67 people dead outside Washington D.C. Days later, seven people were killed when a medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia.
This is a developing story.
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