At least one person was killed in a mid-air collision between two small aircraft

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) – A pilot was killed when two small planes collided over Los Angeles County.

According to authorities, a collision between the two aircraft occurred early Sunday afternoon when a single-engine plane collided with another single-engine plane over a remote area near Lancaster.

One plane crashed, but the other was able to land on a nearby road.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) states that only the pilots were on board both aircraft. There is no information on the condition of the surviving pilot.

The FAA is investigating the cause of the mid-air collision.