Shortly after 2 pm Saturday when it was still daylight, the two small planes collided in the air over Wölfersheim-Melbach and Dorheim. Police, fire and rescue services were up all night in freezing temperatures, hampered by falling snow while recovering the fatalities and processing the scene.

The debris field is described as huge, crossing two adjacent fields near the village of Melbach and a couple of meters from the Reichelsheim airfield.

Two adults and three children were on the Piper Saratoga to Aschaffenburg. Two adults and a child were in the Robin.

The federal Office of Aircraft Accidents Investigation will be investigating. Witnesses who may have observed the collision at Wölfersheim on Saturday afternoon are being asked to call 06031 – Report to 6010.

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