A person was killed after being involved in an accident at an air show in Michigan on Saturday.
Police said the death occurred at about 1.10 p.m. during the fireworks portion of the Field of Flight Air Show in Battle Creek, Michigan.
The accident occurred when the Shockwave Jet Truck was racing two planes at over 300 mph.
video From the accident, the truck caught fire and then exploded, sending a black mushroom cloud into the air.
The Battle Creek Fire Department, the Battle Creek Police Department and the Federal Aviation Administration are at the scene Investigation.
The identity of the deceased has not been revealed.
independent I reached out to local first responders for comment.
A representative of the air show said the truck exploded when it passed next to the fireworks.
“He was doing his bidding and landing on the runway,” spokeswoman Susie Josheng said. USA TODAY. “He passed when the explosion occurred and his truck exploded,” he added.
The truck is equipped with three Pratt & Whitney J34-38 turbojet engines originally used in Navy combat aircraft, according to the Springfield, Missouri-based Darnell Racing Enterprises, the team responsible for the vehicle.
The Shockwave can reach speeds of up to 350 miles per hour, and is part of air shows and races across the country.
Before the show, event organizers Advertised That Chris Darnell “will bring SHOCKWAVE to Battle Creek, racing at over 300 mph on our runway.”
The show was postponed due to the explosion.
Flying Field is the largest combined air and balloon festival in the country.
Saturday’s event was in part a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the US Air Force.
