Two South Korean air force planes collided in midair during training on Friday, killing all four aboard the aircraft.
The planes, both KT-1 trainer aircraft, took off from an air force base in Sacheon and collided only five minutes after takeoff about 3.7 miles from the base, the air force said in a statement.
Two trainer pilots who were identified as first lieutenants and their instructors ejected from the planes after colliding but did not survive, according to Reuters.
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The two planes took off from the base within minutes of each other for a flight training exercise before the incident.
Parts of the destroyed planes were found scattered on the ground, and photos of a mangled civilian car were shared by South Korean media, which Sacheon police official Lee Seong-gyeong said was destroyed by plane wreckage.
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The plane crash did not cause any civilian casualties, air force officials said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
