IAF Hawk trainer aircraft crashes near Odisha-Jharkhand border; pilot critically injured

An Indian Air Force trainer jet has crashed in Mahuldangri village in n East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand near the Odisha-Jharhkhand border on Tuesday. The pilot of the aircraft was critically injured and has been shifted to a nearby hospital. 

The Hawk aircraft had taken off from Kalaikunda Air Force station in Kharagpur, The Times of India said. Local newspaper reports



said that the crashed aircraft fell near Subarnarakha river on Odisha-Jharkhand border at around 12.45 pm.

The pilot managed to evict in time but received serious injuries following which the locals rushed him to Bahadaguda health centre for treatment, Odisha Sun Times reported. The reasons behind the crash are not yet known. More details on the story are awaited.