Five people have been killed after a chartered plane crashed into a construction site in a thickly populated suburb of Mumbai this afternoon. The plane, with four on board including the pilot, was about to land at the airport when it crashed in Ghatkopar.
Two charred bodies have been pulled out by firemen.In images posted on Twitter, flames and black smoke were seen rising from the wreckage. A large crowd gathered around the debris.
The plane, a Beechcraft King Air C 90 turboprop, was sold by the Uttar Pradesh government to a Mumbai-based UY aviation company in 2014.
"The deal was done after the plane had met with an accident in Allahabad," UP official Avnish Awasthi was quoted as telling ANI.
The 12-seater plane was reportedly delivered to the UP government in 1995. Several fire engines and ambulances are at the site.
The King Air C90 can seat between seven and 10 people.
#CharteredPlane crashes In #Ghatkopar; Four dead along with pilot. The crash took place around 1:30 pm on Thursday. #planecrash #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/e8to2SbrXr
— Mumbai Live (@MumbaiLiveNews) June 28, 2018
#Mumbai: A chartered plane has crashed near Jagruti building in Ghatkopar where construction work was going on. More details awaited pic.twitter.com/QvDGtJqYF3
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2018
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