A plane has crashed at Scottsdale airport in Arizona, resulting in all flights being grounded.
“An accident has occurred upon arrival to runway 21,” the airport said. “Fire Department is on scene assessing the situation. Scottsdale Airports runway is currently closed.”
Scottsdale officials say a plane crashed at around 2.30pm local time but have not confirmed any injuries.
Photos on social media show two mangled aircrafts on the runway – the only one at the Arizona Airport.
Plane crashes into jet on runway as all flights grounded at major US airport
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Emergency services can be seen responded in video footage following the aftermath of the collision.
There will be a press conference regarding the aircraft incident later today at the Aviation Business Center.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that private two jets collided.
‘A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona,’ the FAA said.
Scottsdale officials say a plane crashed at around 2.30pm local time but have not confirmed any injuries
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It said it is temporarily pausing flights into the airport.
‘We do not know how many people were on board,” the FAA added.
Local media has reported that over 30 fire units have been dispatched to the scene.