Planes crash on runway at Indiana airport, killing 2 firefighters
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two firefighters have died in Indiana after two planes crashed on an airport runway in Grant County.
A Cessna 150 and a Cessna 525 Citation jet were involved in the crash at Marion Municipal Airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The two flying in the single-engine Cessna 150 were killed after their plane hit the Citation jet's tail around 5:09 p.m., Fox 59 reported, citing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Cessna 150 reportedly was trying to take off at the time, while the Citation jet had just landed.
The two firefighters who died were identified as 31-year-old David Wittkamper and Kyle Hibst, Fox 59 added.
The five people flying on the Citation Jet escaped unhurt, the coroner told WRTV.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The airport in Marion does not have an air traffic control tower," the FAA said in a statement. "Pilots using the field are expected to announce their intentions on a common radio frequency and to coordinate with one another while on the ground and in the traffic pattern."
The NTSB is investigating the incident.