Bhopal: According to officials, an India Airforce fighter jet Mirage 2000 crashed near Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district, this morning.
The pilot was not injured and was ejected safely as per the tweet by Indian Airforce.
Visuals show the debris scattered on an empty field in Mankabad, some 6 km from Bhind. A team of policemen has formed a cordon around the crash site, where the smouldering tail section of the trainer jet is seen half buried in the field.
The accident happened during a training sortie. The Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed due to a technical failure. The IAF has initiated an enquiry to ascertain the exact cause of the plane crash. The plane crashed in an agricultural field in Babedi Village in Bhind district.
Hearing the news of the IAF plane crash, locals turned up in huge numbers at the crash site. Police have reached the spot and have stopped the villagers from going near the IAF plane crash site area.
J&K Army helicopter crash
Last month two pilots died when an Army helicopter crash-landed in a dense forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. According to the police excessive fog in the area had reduced visibility in the area, which may have led to the accident. The pilots were evacuated, both pilot and co-pilot were injured.
“Today, during a training sortie in the Patnitop area, the Indian Army Cheetah Helicopter crash-landed in the Shiv Garh Dhar area in Udhampur district,” said the Army.
DIG Udhampur Suleman Chowdhry said that the police received information and dispatched teams towards the spot in Shiv Garh Dhar. He added that due to the presence of excess fog in the area, visibility was low.
The officer said the chopper either crashed or crash-landed on a hill. “Search parties have been rushed to the area, but it will take around one and a half hour to reach there by foot. Dense fog in the area is making it difficult for the searchers to pin point exact location,” he added.
Army tweeted condolences,” #LtGenYKJoshi, #ArmyCdrNC and all ranks #salute the bravehearts Major Rohit Kumar & Major Anuj Rajput who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty on 21 Sept 2021 at #Patnitop and offer deepest condolences to their families.”
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