"7 die in midair plane crash over Slovakia; 31 survive" Associated Press August 20, 2015
PRAGUE — Two planes carrying dozens of parachutists collided in midair Thursday over western Slovakia, killing seven people, officials said. Thirty-one others on board survived by jumping out with their parachutes.
The crash took place Thursday morning near the village of Cerveny Kamen, said Zuzana Farkasova, a spokeswoman for the Slovak firefighters.
The two Czech-made L-410 transport planes collided at an altitude of 4,921 feet, said Juraj Denes, an official with the Slovak Air and Naval Investigations Bureau.
Some on board jumped out even after the planes collided, according to Interior Minister Robert Kalinak.
‘‘The 31 parachutists managed to jump out from the falling planes and survived,’’ Kalinak told the TA3 news television station as he visited the crash site. ‘‘They all landed safely. It’s a small miracle.’’
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