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.
Two people on board a Cessna aircraft that collided in midair with an F-16 fighter jet over South Carolina were killed in the crash, according to an official with the National Transportation Safety Board.
Officials did not give the identities of the two people killed in the crash.
The pilot of the F-16, who ejected safely ahead of the crash, was identified as Major Aaron Johnson of the 20th Fighter Wing from the Shaw Air Force Base.
Shaw Air Force base said he had been taken to Joint Base Charleston's medical centre for a health assessment.
"Our thoughts are with the friends and family of anyone aboard the civilian aircraft," a statement from Shaw Air Force Base said.
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