10 killed as chartered Indian Army plane crashes near New Delhi

The twin-engine plane was carrying members of India's Border Security Force


News Desk/afp December 22, 2015
About ten people were on the Superking aircraft as it took off for Ranchi on Tuesday morning. PHOTO: TWITTER @ANI_news

NEW DELHI: A small chartered aircraft carrying military personnel crashed Tuesday closed to New Delhi's main airport, killing 10 people on board, including three Border Security Force (BSF), NDTV reported.

Emergency workers were carrying out relief and rescue operations after the plane, which was carrying 10 people, crashed shortly after take-off from the capital's Indira Gandhi International airport.

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The twin-engine plane was on its way to Ranchi in eastern Jharkhand state and was carrying members of India's Border Security Force.

"The crash took place at around 9:50 am moments after the technicians lost contact with ground control," AK Sharma, director of Delhi Fire Services, told AFP.

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"Three bodies have been retrieved from the accident site so far."

Television footage showed security personnel clearing the area as fire engines waited on the side.

COMMENTS (4)

Zahid | 9 years ago | Reply It's so sad loss of human life
Spaced Out | 9 years ago | Reply The Border Security Force (BSF) is not part of the Indian Army. It falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs not the Ministry of Defence.
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