Seven killed, including state lawmaker, as two planes collide in Alaska
A midair plane collision in Anchorage on Friday (July 31) killed seven people, including a state lawmaker who was piloting one of the aircraft, Alaska officials said.
There were no survivors of the crash near the airport in Soldotna, a city on the Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska State Troopers said in a written statement.
State Rep. Gary Knopp, who represented the area, was alone in one of the planes. The other plane was carrying four tourists from South Carolina, a guide from Kansas and a pilot from Soldotna, the troopers said.
All seven victims were pronounced dead at the site except for one person who died while being transported to a hospital, according to the troopers.
Crash debris fell on a highway, which was shut down briefly out of safety concerns.
The Federal Aviation Administration identified one of the planes as a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
Knopp, 67, was a Republican and a member of the state House bipartisan majority.
The other victims were identified as pilot Gregory Bell, 67, guide David Rogers, 40, and the South Carolina visitors: Caleb Hulsey, 26; Heather Hulsey, 25; Mackay Hulsey, 24; and Kirstin Wright, 23.
(Source: Reuters)
Smoke clouds billow over Berlin after fire at factory with chemicals storage
Families of Israeli captives press for swap deal with Hamas
Gazans mourn over bodies of loved ones at al-Najjar hospital in Rafah
Japan, India criticize Biden for labeling them as 'xenophobic'
UNICEF urges immediate action to protect children in Sudan's Darfur
UN food agency: Northern Gaza in throes of ‘full-blown famine’
Indian opposition's social media head arrested over doctored video
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
IRGC warship sails into Southern Hemisphere for first time
VIDEO | People protest outside US embassy in Burkina Faso over interference
Pentagon shifts jets to Qatar after UAE bans use of base for strikes: WSJ
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
