Five people were killed after a plane chartered by a state government crashed in India’s Mumbai on Thursday.
The plane belonging to the government of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, police said, crashed in an open area adjacent a building under construction in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area.
The aircraft was about to land at about 1.30 p.m. (local time) when it crashed and burst into flames.
“The pilot, three passengers and a pedestrian died in the crash,” the Mumbai Police said in a statement.
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The police said several fire engines had been pressed into service to douse the flames.
A senior fire brigade official said: “We have recovered all the charred bodies.”
Local television channels showed footage of the aircraft in flames and reported that the pedestrian was passing through the area when he became a victim of the crash.
Senior police officials are overseeing the operations in the area, reports said.
The crash came a day after an Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed in the state.
Fortunately, two pilots on board had managed to eject safely.
(Xinhua/NAN)
