Two trainee pilots were killed after their aircraft crashed in a field in Telangana’s Vikarabad district on Sunday, police said.
The incident occurred in Bantwaram mandal of the district resulting in the death of the two pilots, police said as reported by PTI.
According to the news agency report, a resident of the village said it was raining heavily when the trainer aircraft crashed. The aircraft belongs to a private aviation training institute in the city, they added.
Both trainee pilots including a woman were killed. One of them was identified as Prakash Vishal. Both were students of Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy. The aircraft had taken off from Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad and was on a training sortie.
The pilot apparently lost control of the aircraft as it toppled in the air several times before crashing into the fields.
Police rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area. Officials of the Aviation Academy also rushed to the accident site.
