Plane crash in Punjab; 2 pilots killed
Ludhiana, Oct 29: Ludhiana Police Commissioner R K Jaiswal said to media that the C-90 aircraft had taken off from Chandigarh at 10:50 am (IST) and crashed in Jugiana village before it could reach Sahnewal airport in Ludhiana. Only two people were on board the government aircraft and were identified as chief pilot Manjit Singh Khokhar and co-pilot Dalip Singh Kataria.
"The
cause
of
the
crash
was
not
immediately
known,"
Jaiswal
said.
Senior
district
officials
had
reached
the
site
of
the
accident.
02:20
PM
29/10/2008
Ludhiana,
Oct
29:
A
chartered
plane
of
Punjab
government
crashed
near
Ludhiana
on
Wednesday,
Oct
29.
Initial
report
suggests
that
the
two
pilots
of
the
plane
are
killed.
More
details
are
awaited.
12:26
PM
29/10/2008
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