1 dead after jets collide on airport runway in Arizona

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — At least one person was killed and four others were injured after two jets collided on the runway on Monday afternoon at Scottsdale Airport in the southwestern US state of Arizona, authorities said.

"A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona around 2:45 pm local time Monday," said the US Federal Aviation Administration in a statement.

It appeared that the left main landing gear of the arriving jet failed, resulting in the collision, said Kelli Kuester, aviation planning and outreach coordinator at the Scottsdale Airport.