A pilot of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was killed after a MiG-21 aircraftcrashed near Moga in Punjab in the wee hours of Friday, Indian mediareported.

The incident took place around 1am on Friday when the Mig-21 of the IAFcrashed at Langiana Khurd village of Baghapurana in Moga. The IAF aircraftwas on a routine training sortie when the accident happened, the air forceofficials said.

The Indian Air Force confirmed the incident in a tweet. It wrote, “Therewas an aircraft accident last night involving a Bison aircraft of the IAFin the western sector. The pilot, Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary, sustainedfatal injuries. IAF condoles the tragic loss and stands firmly with thebereaved family.”