Three dead in South Korea air force jet crash

Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air and crashed Friday, killing three pilots and leaving one more missing, Seoul’s military said.

The KT-1 trainer jets crashed near Sacheon town, about 300 kilometres south of the capital Seoul, according to military authorities.

“Two KT-1 trainer jets at the Sacheon Air Base collided in mid-air while training and crashed,” the defence ministry said in a statement.

Three pilots were killed in the accident, and one remains missing, it added.

The military will “check the exact situation of damage and investigate the cause of the accident,” the statement added.