Dramatic Pictures Show Moment Plane Crashes After Colliding With Parachutist (VIDEO)

A pilot and a skydiver managed to escape with minor injuries after a dramatic collision mid-air in Mulberry, Florida.

The incident occurred when the strings of 49-year-old John Frost's parachute strings were caught up by the Cessna at the South Lakeland Airport.

According to the Associated Press, pilot Sharon Trembley, 87, was doing takeoff and landing manoeuvers when the dramatic collision took place.

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The plane became entangled about 75 feet into the air

The crash is now said to be under investigation

The pilot is reportedly a WWII veteran

Both managed to escape with minor injuries

The plane nose-dived and crashed into the ground