10 killed in small plane crash in Faridabad

Two persons were also injured in the crash. The persons who lost their lives on the ground are believed to be residents of the houses hit by the plane.

According to Delhi airport sources,the airplane lost control and nosedived from a height of about 8,000 feet fifteen minutes before landing. There was strong gusty winds due to a duststorm at the time of the crash.

The plane caught fire as soon as it crashed on two houses sending up plumes of smoke.

The airplane was ferrying a critically ill patient Rahul Raj,a young Patna-based businessman,to be taken to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi for further medical management. Raj,who was in coma,was undergoing treatment in Patna’s Jagdish Memorial hospital. The airplane was arranged by Apollo Hospital.

Besides the two pilots,two doctors and two medical attendants accompanying the patient were on board the ill-fated aircraft. The plane was piloted by Harpreeet with Manjeet Kataria as the co-pilot.

Dr Arshad and Dr Rajesh were the doctors while Ratnesh Kumar and Shiril the medical attendants.

The bodies of all the 10 victims were charred beyond recognition,according to Faridabad Police Commissioner P K Agarwal. The plane had taken off at 9.30 AM.

The PC-12 aircraft is very popular during cases of medical emergencies and used to transport critically ill patients.

Haryana DGP Ranjiv Dalal said,”Relief and rescue teams are trying to remove debris at the crash site and looking for possible survivors.”

Officials of DGCA and Civil Aviation Ministry have rushed to the crash site.

Twenty-five fire tenders were rushed to the crash site and the blaze on the house which caught fire was brought under control nearly two hours after the mishap.