Mumbai chartered plane crash kills 5

A chartered aircraft crashed in a construction site in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar at around 1.30 pm on Thursday. (Express Photo by Prashant Nadkar)

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Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu expressed shock over the crash incident in Mumbai. "DGCA has been asked to conduct an investigation into the plane crash,” a Civil Aviation ministry spokesperson said. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

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Meanwhile, the investigators recovered the black box from the crash site. However, officials said that the bodies were “charred and beyond recognition.”(Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

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Five persons were killed in the aircraft crash at a construction site in Ghatkopar, Mumbai. There were four people in the aircraft — two pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers. A passerby has also been killed making the death count 5. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

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Speaking to reporters, a resident in the area, had said: “there is a lot of smoke and no clarity on how many people are inside. The passerby who died when the aircraft crashed was taken away in an ambulance.” (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

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There were four people in the aircraft — two pilots and two aircraft maintenance engineers. (Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

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The crash took place near Sarvodaya hospital. (Express Photo)

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There were four people in the aircraft, and their bodies have been taken to Rajawadi Hospital. (Express Photo)

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Fire brigades and ambulances have been rushed to the spot. (Express Photo)

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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has also been pressed into service. (Express Photo)

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The aircraft is registered VT-UPZ, and is a Beechcraft King Air C90 model. (Express Photo)

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The aircraft was owned by the Uttar Pradesh government till 2014 post which it was sold to UY Aviation. (Express Photo)

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