Seven dead as two planes rehearsing for an air show in Slovakia collide in mid-air, as parachutists on board leap to safety seconds before impact

Seven dead as two planes rehearsing for an air show in Slovakia collide in mid-air, as parachutists on board leap to safety seconds before impact Zuzana Farkasova, a spokeswoman for the Slovak firefighters, said the accident took place at about 08:30 GMT this morning near the village of Cerveny Kamen, 20 miles from the capital Bratislava.