NE NEWS SERVICE
BHOPAL, BHARATPUR, JAN 28
An aircraft crashed in Bharatpur’s Nagla Dida in Rajasthan on Saturday. District collector Alok Ranjan said that the police and administration are at the spot. An official said that the accident was so intense that there is still no information about the pilot. A technical snag is suspected to be behind the accident.
Meanwhile, two fighter planes of the Indian Air Force (IAF) – Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 – crashed in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday and rescue operations are under way, police officials said.
Morena Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Bagri confirmed the crash.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Adarsh Katiyar said the cause of the crash is not clear yet.
“It is not clear whether the planes collided against each other or not,” he said.
Two pilots ejected safely, but the third one is missing. They have been sent to a hospital for treatment, he said.
Sources said that the two IAF fighter jets had taken off from the Gwalior airport before they met with the accident.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in a tweet, “The news of the crash of Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Air Force near Kolaras in Morena is very sad. I have instructed the local administration to cooperate with the Air Force in quick rescue and relief work. I pray to God that the pilots of the planes are safe.”
“IAF court of inquiry to establish whether there was a mid-air collision or not. The Su-30 had 2 pilots while Mirage 2000 had one pilot during the crash. Initial reports suggest 2 pilots are safe while an IAF chopper reaching the location of the 3rd pilot soon,” said Defence sources.
