Everyone escapes midair plane crash over Colorado without injury, officials say

All three people traveling aboard two separate planes that crashed over Colorado miraculously escaped the midair collision without injury, officials said.

The pair of aircrafts clipped each other on Wednesday while they flew over Cherry Creek State Park, located just outside Denver’s city limits, the South Metro Fire Rescue told the Denver Post. One the planes, a Key Lime Air Metroliner Jet, made it safely to Centennial Airport just a few miles away, albeit with a huge hole in its cabin.

The lone person onboard was not injured.

The other plane, a Cirrus SR-22, meanwhile went down around 10:30 a.m. and was lowered safely to the ground by a parachute. Authorities said both the passenger and the pilot were able to walk away from the scene without receiving medical attention.

Police attend to the scene after a mid-air collision that occurred over Cherry Creek State Park.

A spokesperson for the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office told Fox 31 it is miraculous that everyone survived the crash without injury.

“You expect something way worse,” John Bartmann, a public information officer deputy for Arapahoe County Sheriff Department, said. “We’ve had several crashes in our jurisdiction. Never have we seen a parachute be deployed and bring down the plane safely.”

Authorities said the pilot of the Cirrus deployed the chute in a bid to slow down and more easily land the aircraft.

Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident. Officials with both agencies are expected to arrive at the site of the crash on Thursday.