The French display team Patrouille de France were in the middle of rehearsals when things went wrong. Two of the jets collided, forcing the three pilots of the two Alpha Jets to make an emergency escape and eject. Fortunately, the people involved were 'found alive and conscious', the French air force has announced.

Three people were “found conscious” after two jets from the French air force’s acrobatics team apparently collided near an air base in northeastern France on Tuesday, authorities said.

Two French air force jets collided in midair while rehearsing a stunt above northeastern France. The three people in the jets were able to parachute to safety and taken to the hospital for treatment.