New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Four Philippine Air Force pilots were killed after two military training aircraft collided midair and crashed at an air base south of Manila, the Philippine capital, on Friday, officials said on Saturday.

The two SF-260 aircraft collided while flying at a low altitude during a training flight on Friday afternoon before crashing at Fernando Air Base in Lipa city, located in the coastal province of Batangas, reported the Associated Press (AP).

There were no injuries reported on the ground, according to the news agency. One of the two-seater aircraft crashed near the barracks housing military personnel at the air base.

Two Philippine officials familiar with the incident confirmed that the aircraft collided in midair....