MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Presumably the victim is the pilot of one of the planes, Basler Zeitung newspaper reported citing Basel-Landschaft police. The second pilot managed to eject from the cabin of his plane and parachuted safely.
The accident took place around 11:30 local time (05:30 GMT), the newspaper said. The air show has been cancelled in the wake of the incident, the daily said. Police and fire brigades are working on the site.
The accident comes a day after at least seven people were killed and 15 others injured as a plane crashed in West Sussex, southern Britain, during an air show.