A pilot has been killed after a private jet owned by Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil crashed into another plane at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.
Neil was not on board the plane when it crashed on Monday afternoon, his representatives said.His girlfriend Rain Andreani and her friend suffered injuries in the incident."While details are still emerging, our hearts go out to the families of both the pilot who lost his life and the passengers who suffered injuries," Motley Crue said in a statement."Motley Crue will announce a way to help support the family of the deceased pilot - stand by for an announcement very soon".
It appeared that the primary landing gear of the arriving jet failed, resulting in the collision, she said.Ms Kuester said four people were on the arriving jet, which had come from Austin, Texas, and one person was in the parked plane. Two people injured in the collision were taken to trauma centres and one was in stable condition at a hospital, Scottsdale Fire Department Captain Dave Folio said.He said they were working to recover the body of the person killed in the collision.
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