"Incident Alert - at aprox 12pm today [19:00 GMT on Sunday] NLVFD [North Las Vegas Fire Department] and LVFR [Las Vegas Fire and Rescue] crews responded to a report of a mid air collision at the North Las Vegas airport. At this time there are 4 reported fatalities. The accident is still under investigation," the firefighting department said on social media.
KLAS-TV reported citing the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that a Piper PA-46 collided with a Cessna 172 (both single-engine planes) in mid-air, while preparing to land. Each aircraft had two people aboard, according to the FAA.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the crash.