KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —
Two planes from an Indonesian acrobatic air team clipped wings and
crashed Sunday during a practice session ahead of an air show in
Malaysia, officials said. All four pilots ejected and were safe.
The
pilots from both planes ejected from their aircraft after the jets went
out of control and landed safely with their parachutes, said a
Malaysian defense official who declined to be named because he wasn't
authorized to speak to the media.
There
were no reports of deaths or serious injuries on the ground. A house
and a car caught fire due to falling debris from the plane, the
organizers of the air show, held on northern Langkawi island, said in a
statement.
The four pilots were under observation at a hospital in Langkawi.
Malaysian
Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein visited them at the hospital and
tweeted: "Thankful that all 4 pilots are safe, their spirits remained
high."
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