SOLDOTNA, ALASKA (FOX Carolina) -Alaskan state officials say seven people were killed when two planes collided over the Kenai Peninsula Friday morning, including four passengers from South Carolina.

<a href=”https://dps.alaska.gov/AST/PIO/PressReleases/Mid-Air-Collision-Leaves-Seven-Dead-on-the-Kenai-P” target=”_blank”>According to a press release from the Alaska Department of Public Safety,</a> the mid-air collision happened around 8:30 a.m. local