NEW DELHI, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A trainee pilot was killed Tuesday when a trainer aircraft he was flying crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat, police said.
The training aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in a residential area on Giria road of Amreli town, about 274 km southwest of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat.
The aircraft from the private Legendary Flying Institute went down during a training session, resulting in the death of the trainee pilot, a police officer said.
Immediately after the accident, police and firefighters rushed to the spot to douse the flames that engulfed the aircraft.
The aircraft crashed into a tree and exploded on the ground, triggering panic in and around the neighborhood.
Police registered a case and ordered an investigation into the crash. ■