Aircraft crashes, two killed
A six-seater aircraft of Punjab government crashed, killing its pilot and a co-pilot in Ludhiana district this morning, police said.
By PTI |
CHANDIGARH: A six-seater aircraft of Punjab government crashed, killing its pilot and a co-pilot in Ludhiana district this morning, police said.
"The C-90 aircraft had taken off from Chandigarh at 10:50 a.m. and crashed in Jugiana village before it could reach Sahnewal airport in Ludhiana," Ludhiana's police chief R K Jaiswal said over phone.
Those killed have been identified as Manjit Singh Khokhar and co-pilot Dalip Singh Kataria, he said, adding they were the only two people on board the state government aircraft.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known, Jaiswal said.
"The C-90 aircraft had taken off from Chandigarh at 10:50 a.m. and crashed in Jugiana village before it could reach Sahnewal airport in Ludhiana," Ludhiana's police chief R K Jaiswal said over phone.
Those killed have been identified as Manjit Singh Khokhar and co-pilot Dalip Singh Kataria, he said, adding they were the only two people on board the state government aircraft.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known, Jaiswal said.
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