CERVENY KAMEN, Slovakia, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Reports of a mid-air collision between two planes over western Slovakia surfaced Thursday, with at least seven people presumed dead.
The incident occurred near the village of Cerveny Kamen at about 8:30 a.m. local time. Both planes carried at most 40 individuals, most of whom were paratroopers who parachuted out of the plane before the collision.