Training aircraft crashes in Model Town area of Lahore

Aircraft, which belonged to Hybrid Aviation, flew from Walton Airport.

LAHORE: Two people were killed in an aircraft crash in the Model Town area of Lahore on Thursday.

Express News correspondent Umair Ali reported that the aircraft, which belonged to Hybrid Aviation, had flown from Walton Airport.

The aircraft crashed in the porch area of House 143-H, which is reported to be near the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

Two people, a man and woman, were reported to be flying the plane and both have been killed in the crash. The dead were identified as Anita Qureshi, a flight instructor, and trainee Waqar Asif.

The area has been cordoned off by the police and a large number of rescue teams have reached the site.

A police official, while speaking to the media, said that the wreckage of the aircraft could not be removed from the site as a team from Karachi would be coming in to examine the scene. He said the site had been isolated and non-concerned people were not allowed to come near it.