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Slovakia: pilots and parachutists killed in mid-air collision

Slovakia: pilots and parachutists killed in mid-air collision
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Seven people were killed on Tuesday after two planes carrying parachutists rehearsing for an air show collided in mid-air near the village of Cerveny Kamen in Slovakia.

The four pilots and three of the parachutists were killed, authorities said.

But 31 people parachutists survived without major injuries.

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