Private Trainee Plane Crashes In Kanpur; Both Pilots Killed – VIDEO

MUMBAI, India — Kanpur: Both pilots were reportedly killed after a private twin-engine four-seater training aircraft crashed in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Thursday afternoon.

One of the pilots was the instructor and the other was a trainee.The pilots who died in the accident have been identified as Abhishek Pujari, a resident of Karnataka, and Sachin Bhatia (trainer), a resident of Gujarat, according to News 18 Hindi.Explosion during flightThe accident took place near Natha Purva village on the banks of the Ganges.

Preliminary information revealed the plane was a twin-engine aircraft.

During the flight, an explosion suddenly occurred.Cause yet to be ascertainedThe cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained.