Swiss fighter jet crashes in Netherlands ahead of an air show

A Swiss F-5 fighter jet crashed near a northern Dutch air base on Thursday ahead of an air show in the Netherlands, emergency services said, apparently after a mid-air collision.

BREAKING Swiss F-5 fighter jet just crashed near Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands https://t.co/dbN5UXP1IA pic.twitter.com/9ffCLPx89A

— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) June 9, 2016

Video footage posted online by news website NU.nl showed the plane in free fall.

The pilot of the plane that crashed ejected before impact, the fire department said. The pilot's condition was unclear. The second plane reportedly landed safely.

BREAKING Video few mins after Swiss F-5 crash in the Netherlands https://t.co/dbN5UXP1IA pic.twitter.com/l6cWY2FwvH

— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) June 9, 2016

There were no reports of injuries on the ground.

BREAKING Swiss fighter jet crash at #Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. https://t.co/okBzVgxOlz via @airlivenet pic.twitter.com/ICPPKwcUnY

— Varyagi (@varyagi) June 9, 2016

The crash was near the northern city of Leeuwarden, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of the capital Amsterdam.

The Swiss plane, part of the Patrouille Suisse display team, had been due to take part in an air show this weekend.