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2010-03-03 13:10:24 - Vehicle Accident - India EDIS CODE: VI-20100303-25182-IND
Date & Time: 2010-03-03 13:10:24 [UTC]
Area: India, State of Andhra Pradesh, New Bowenpally, Hyderabad Number of death person(s): 2
Number of Injured person(s): 7
Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)
Not confirmed information! Description: A naval aerobatic plane, flying in a formation during an airshow, today crashed into a three- storeyed residential building here, killing two pilots and injuring seven persons on the ground. The Kiran MK-II plane, which was part of the 'Sagar Pawan' aerobatic team participating in a display at the India Aviation show, crashed around noon, causing a loud bang in the New Bowenpally area, about four kms from the Old Begumpet Airport. Navy chief Nirmal Verma, who was in Bhopal, said the pilots had not ejected. "So the possibility is either timewise there was a problem or they (the pilots) were making all efforts to ensure that damage is minimised to any civil area. They are no more," he said. "The inputs that I have got is that about seven people are injured," he said, adding, "I have to wait for more information. It is premature for me to say what could have caused the crash at this stage." The pilots were Commander S K Maurya and Lt. Commander Rahul Nair, a navy spokesman said in New Delhi. Nair belongs to Delhi. Hyderabad Police Commissioner A K Khan said the plane crashed into the residential building which had a cellphone tower on top. A car parked outside the building was smashed as one of the plane's wings fell on it. The injured have been sent to a hospital, Khan said. Black smoke billowed from the building after the crash and firemen were seen at work. Fuel could also be seen dripping from the mangled remains of the aircraft. The third floor of the building had suffered major damage. Police, which reached the crash site, kept at bay a large crowd of onlookers which had gathered there and put a cordon around the area. A senior police officer, supervising the rescue operations, said the bodies of the pilots had been charred and one of those wounded on the ground had suffered burn injuries. He said that one parachute found in the area had apparently not opened properly.
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