Pilot killed as jet owned by Mötley Crüe frontman crashes in Arizona airport

The pilot of the jet owned by Mötley Crüe’s lead singer, Vince Neil, has died after being involved in a fatal collision with another aircraft. The co-pilot and two other passengers were injured.

Neil was not on board at the time of the collision, which happened off the runway at Scottsdale Airport on Monday afternoon.

The other passengers involved were Neil’s girlfriend, Rain Andreani, and her friend. They sustained injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening and were taken to the hospital, along with the jet’s co-pilot.

TMZ reports that Rain Andreani broke five ribs in the crash and the dogs the women were travelling with survived.

Neil's jet was arriving from Austin, Texas, when one of its two sets of landing gears failed. The jet veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet that was parked.

Vince Neil's representative, Worrick Robinson, IV, said in a statement that "More specific details regarding the collision are not available as this is a rapidly evolving situation and there is an ongoing investigation."

He also said the singer is "grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today".

Mötley Crüe has shared Robinson's statement on their Instagram.

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