Parachutists collide in the air above Texel | Inland

This is reported by regional media NH Nieuws and Noordhollands Dagblad. The incident happened at Paracentrum Texel in De Cocksdorp, a village in the north of Texel.

The two men collided in mid-air. How high that happened is not known. Then they came down and hit the ground. They were both transported to the VUMC in Amsterdam, NH Nieuws reports.

A total of three helicopters were flown to the airport on the island to provide assistance; two from the trauma service and one from the Coast Guard. The police, fire brigade and an ambulance also arrived on the scene.

No further details about the incident have been released yet. The severity of the injuries is not exactly known.

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