A trainer aircraft crashed after straying off the runway in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar on Saturday. The only occupant of the aircraft - a trainee pilot - is safe, officials said.
The crash happened this afternoon at Chimes Aviation Academy in Dhana area of Sagar. The aircraft, a Cessna 172, belonged to the aviation institute.
Rahul Sharma, Chimes Aviation's local administrator, told news agency PTI that the 22-year-old trainee pilot was safe.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that an investigative team has been rushed to the spot.
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