Mumbai: Five persons were killed when an aircraft on a test flight crashed in a crowded Mumbai suburb this afternoon.
A chartered plane crashed in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai on Thursday. The plane crashed on the terrace of a building. The plane crashed while landing at the Mumbai Airport.
Police said, those killed include two pilots and as many flight engineers on board, besides a pedestrian in the Ghatkopar area where it crashed.
An official said, the 12-seater aircraft, which took off from the Juhu airstrip, crashed in the Jagruti Nagar area of Ghatkopar.
He said, a team of officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rushed to the crash site for an investigation.
BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, who reached the spot, said four people have died in the accident. He also said that one pedestrian has died in the incident. Ghatkopar, the area where the incident has taken place, is a busy suburb in eastern Mumbai.
He said, the police, fire brigade and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
