Times of Islamabad

Two Indian pilots killed including a female pilot

Two Indian pilots killed including a female pilot

New Delhi: In a tragic incident, at least two pilots were killed after anaircraft crashed in Vikarabad district in Telangana. The incident tookplace on Sunday in Sultanpur village of the district.

The pictures showed the mangled remains of the aircraft lying in a field.

The aircraft had lost contact with the Begumpet Station in Hyderabad after11.55 am.

Both trainee pilots, including a woman, died in the crash. One of them wasidentified as Prakash Vishal. Both the pilots were students of Rajiv GandhiAviation Academy. The aircraft had taken off from Begumpet Airport inHyderabad and was on a training sortie.

The pilot apparently lost control of the aircraft as it toppled in the airseveral times before crashing into the fields.