Two Military Aircraft Collide in France

Two military patrol Alpha Jet aircraft have collided in eastern France, reported the country's Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

"A serious incident occurred a short while ago in eastern France involving two patrol Alpha Jet aircraft," he wrote on social media.

A source from the French Air Force told Agence France-Presse that the two aircraft collided near the 113th airbase in Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne department). Both pilots and one passenger managed to eject and were found in a conscious state, according to the source.