1 killed as Fighter jet collides with private jet in Germany

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German police authority confirmed a collision of a military jet and a Lear jet on Monday over western Germany, leading to the death of one occupant of the civilian plane, reports dpa.
Col. Andreas Hoppe, Army Spokesman said the mid-air collision occurred while the Euro-fighter jet was participating in a joint exercise with another fighter jet.
He said a full fuel tank was torn off in the collision, but the jet was able to land safely at a military base in Noervenich near Cologne.
The spokesman said the Lear jet belonged to a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space that was contracted to assist the German military on its manoeuvres.
Hoppe said investigators from the military and government have been dispatched to the crash site and an investigation has opened.
The police spokeswoman confirmed the death of only one of two people on board the Lear jet.
She said the occupants were identified as a 50-year-old and a 43-year-old from Schleswig-Holstein.
According to her, the crash site is  hard to access, but body parts were found near the crash site. 

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