Two Italian military planes collide, killing both pilots

Two Italian Air Force pilots died on Tuesday after the aircraft they were flying collided mid-air near Italy's capital.

The country's government and military officials confirmed the crash happened and media reports said that the Air Force and the prosecutor's office in the nearby town of Tivoli will both open investigations into the causes of the collision.

According to official accounts, the two U-208 light propeller aircraft were on a training mission from the Guidonia Military Airport, located around 25 kilometers northeast of Rome. There were no immediate signs of distress from either pilot and there were no reported injuries on the ground, though news sources said some wreckage fell into a roadside parking area causing property damage.