5 dead as Chartered plane crashes in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar
Mangalore Today News Network
Mumbai, Jun 28, 2018 : Five people were killed and two injured as a chartered plane crashed in an open area in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area on Thursday on afternoon.
The dead include two pilots, two aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) on board and one person on ground, director general of civil aviation (DGCA) said.
The four people on board the plane who died in the crash have been identified as Captain PS Rajput, Co-pilot Maria Zuberi, Assistant Maintenance Engineer Surbhi and air technician Manish Panday. The identity of the pedestrian who was killed in the crash has not been ascertained.
The two injured are identified as Lavkush Kumar and Naresh Kumar Nishad.
The reason for the accident is not known at the moment. A team from the DGCA is on its way to Mumbai to conduct preliminary investigation into accident. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has expressed deep shock over the crash. He has directed concerned officials to rush to the accident spot in Mumbai and provide all possible assistance.
The aircraft has been identified as VT-UPZ, KING AIR C90. It belongs to UY aviation, a Mumbai-based company. It was earlier owned by the Uttar Pradesh government and was sold off after it met an accident in Allahabad in the past.
Meanwhile, teams of fire brigade, alongwith police and ambulances, have been rushed to the spot and rescue operations have been initiated.
The Uttar Pradesh government in a statement has clarified that the chartered plane which has crashed was sold to Mumbai’s UY Aviation.
"The deal was done after the plane had met with an accident in Allahabad," UP’s Principal Secretary (Information) Avnish Awasthi said.
The plane crashed at Old Malik Estate near telephone exchange on Jeev Saya Lane in Ghatkopar.
It had a capacity of carrying 12 passengers. It is learnt that a total of four people were on board the ill-fated aircraft, all of whom died in the accident.
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