At least one dead after 2 jets collide on runway at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona

At least one person is dead after two jets collided on the runway at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday afternoon, according to reports.The accident happened just before 3 p.m.when a Learjet 35A “veered off the runway after landing,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.It collided with a Gulfstream 200 parked at a nearby ramp, according to AZ Family.“We do not know how many people were on board.

The FAA is temporarily pausing flights into the airport,” the agency added.Images from the runway showed a jet on the tarmac without landing gear as emergency vehicles were nearby.At least two people have been taken to the hospital, while one was being treated at the scene, sources told AZ Family.The crash comes as a spate of airport accidents and air incidents in recent weeks – some terrifyingly fatal – have left travelers across the country on edge....