Training aircraft crashes in MP's Balaghat, police team on spot

Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 18 : An aircraft crashed in the jungle area of Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district on Saturday, police said.

The mishap took place under the limits of Kinarpur Police Station and it was a training aircraft.

A team of police personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident.

Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Aditya Mishra said that the aircraft belonged to a flying school operated in Maharashtra's Gondia district.

As per sources, two persons, the pilot and a co-pilot, were present inside the aircraft during the incident.

Further information is awaited.