Law enforcement officials are confirming that one pilot is dead and another severely injured after two crop dusters collided Tuesday afternoon in Ashley County.

The collision took place at approximately 5:10 p.m. two and a half miles east of Portland, on Highway 160, in Ashley county.

There is no information available on what led to the collision.

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The Ashley County Sheriff Department and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the accident.