Seven killed in collision between helicopter, small plane in Mallorca

Seven people, including two minors, were killed on Sunday in a collision between a helicopter and a light plane on the Spanish island of Mallorca, the regional government said. Five people were on board the helicopter, two of them minors, and they were all likely Germans, the Balearic Islands government said. Two adult Spaniards were in the small plane.

All the people on board the two aircrafts were killed. The cause of the accident was not yet known. Emergency services were notified of the crash at 1:35 p.m in the municipality of Inca. Balearic Islands regional president announced a three day mourning period in the region.