Indian Air Force orders inquiry to determine the cause of accident of two fighter planes at Morena

New Delhi, January 28

In Madhya Pradesh Morena district, two Indian Air Force fighter aircraft crashed in the Pahadgarh area. As per reports, Sukhoi-30 and Mirage 2000 aircraft have crashed. Details are awaited. Search and rescue operations are underway by the local administration and defence forces.

The two aircraft had taken off from the Gwalior air base in Madhya Pradesh where an exercise was going on.

The Indian Air Force has ordered an inquiry to determine the cause of the accident of its two fighter aircraft.

In a tweet, The Air Force said that the fighter aircraft were involved in an accident near Gwalior this morning. The aircraft were on a routine operational flying training mission.

The Indian Air Force said, one of the three pilots involved, sustained fatal injuries. Later one of the pilots succumbed to injuries.