DHAKA: At least five people were killed when two planes have collided mid-air in an Alaskan remote area on Wednesday (August 31).

Alaskan State troopers said it was yet to be revealed why the mid-air crush took place, said Allen Kenitzer, with the Federal Aviation Administration office of communications. He added that the crash happened under ‘unknown circumstances’.

The collision involved a Hageland Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan carrying three people and a Renfro's Alaska Adventures Piper PA-18 Super Cub with two people inside, CNN reported.

The crash occurred in an area of rolling hills and heavy vegetation with an elevation between 600 to 800 feet. Skies were clear and temperatures were around 63 degrees, according to official reports.

Director of public affairs for the Alaska National Guard Candis A. Olmstead the collision involved a Hageland Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan carrying three people and a Renfro’s Alaska Adventures Piper PA-18 Super Cub with two people inside, said.

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