At least one person has died and several others have been injured after a plane crashed into another jet at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
A midsize business jet hit another midsize business jet at 2.30pm local time, resulting in all flights being grounded.
"We have five souls, one [dead on arrival], two immediate that have been transported to local trauma centers, one delayed stable to a local hospital, and this is still an active scene. We are still working on extricating one soul out of one of the airplanes," said Scottsdale Fire Department Captain Dave Folio.
Photos on social media show two mangled aircrafts on the runway - the only one at the Arizona Airport.
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"An accident has occurred upon arrival to runway 21," the airport earlier said. "Fire Department is on scene assessing the situation. Scottsdale Airports runway is currently closed."
Emergency services can be seen responded in video footage following the aftermath of the collision.
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.
