An F-16 fighter jet has collided in mid-air with a Cessna C150 private plane in South Carolina, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration.
The pilot of the F16 ejected safely before the crash, according to defence officials.
The pilot of an F-16 fighter jet that collided in midair with a Cessna C150 ejected to safety before the crash, authorities have said.
Lt Jenny Hyden at Shaw Air Force Base, close to the crash site, said the pilot had been taken to the base for observation, though she did not disclose his condition, the Associated Press reported.
The status of the pilot or any passengers on board the Cessna was not immediately known.
Shaw Air Force Base said via Twitter that investigators were attempting to determine the cause of the crash.
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