Three persons were killed when a MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a house at a village in the northern state of Rajasthan today, India's defence ministry said.
The incident took place 9:45am when the aircraft was on a routine operational training sortie, having taken off from the Air Force Station at Suratgarh.
The pilot experienced an onboard emergency, following which he attempted to recover the aircraft. Having failed to do so, he initiated an ejection, sustaining minor injuries in the process.
The aircraft wreckage fell on a house in Bahlol Nagar in Hanumangarh district, leading to the loss of three lives, it added.
A court of inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.
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