At least one individual is dead after two jets collided on a runway at Scottsdale Airport on Monday afternoon.

“Three others were injured and taken to hospitals, and emergency personnel were trying to get a fifth victim out of one of the planes,” The Arizona Republic reports.

From The Arizona Republic:

The runway was shut down after the crash that happened around 2:30 p.m. The Scottsdale Fire Department was on the scene with several trucks.

Scottsdale fire Capt. Dave Folio said the runway was still an active scene. He said more information would be available after 6 p.m.

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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.

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