Two Eurofighter jets crash into each other over Germany before plummeting to ground

A pilot died after two fighter jets crashed into each other in a remote part of north Germany, the country's Air Force said.

Emergency services dashed to northern Fleesensee, near Malchow, after the smash, which involved Eurofighter warplanes.

It happened near the Laage military base in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region at around 2pm local time (1pm UK time).

Pictures shows smoke billowing into the sky

A spokesman for Air Force squadron in nearby Laage said both pilots had pressed the ejection seat.

Initially, they were both missing but one was found in a tree at around 3.15pm local time, around one hour and 15 minutes after the smash.

The second pilot was reported to have died, by German broadcaster n-tv.

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