Two planes collide leaving two dead, one injured

State Police in Virginia report two people are dead and one injured after two planes collided mid-air on Monday in Fauquier County. The plane crash occurred around 4 p.m. on Monday in the area of Silver Hill Road. The scene is secluded and difficult to access, police say. As the two planes collided, one caught fire upon impact leaving the two bodies aboard lifeless. The pilot in the other plane, an adult male, was injured and taken to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg. The extent of his injuries is currently unknown.

Laura Brown, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman, said both planes were small, private aircrafts. The surviving pilot was reportedly inbound for the Warrenton-Fauquier airport and landed his Piper PA-28 safely. Police are in the process of identifying the pilot and passenger who died.