A chartered plane crashed this afternoon in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. Five people were killed in the crash when the plane with four people on board crashed into a construction site. All four on board and a pedestrian were killed in the plane crash.
Images that were posted on Twitter soon after the crash showed flames and thick, black smoke rising from the wreckage. The plane is a Beechcraft King Air C90 turboprop. Several fire engines were rushed to the site. The plane crash in Mumbai is the second such incident in Maharashtra this week. A Sukhoi jet on test flight crashed in Nashik on Wednesday.
Here are the updates of the Mumbai plane crash:
Saddened to hear about the unfortunate incident at #ghatkopar as Charter plane crashes in an open area. Salute to the pilot who showed presence of mind to avoid a big mishap, saving many lives at the cost of her own life. #RIP to all the 5 Dead. My deepest condolences.
- Praful Patel (@praful_patel) June 28, 2018
3 killed in chartered plane crash in Mumbai's Ghatkopar
- NDTV (@ndtv) June 28, 2018
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Two pilots, two Aircraft Maintenance Engineers on board & one person on ground are dead in the Mumbai chartered plane crash: Directorate General of Civil Aviation
- ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2018
