A Pakistani rescue official has said that the small plane was on a training flight. The plane lost communication with the tower, before crashing in the village of Mora Kalu on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, and setting fire to residential structures.
At least 17 people were killed and 12 injured after a Pakistani military aircraft crashed into a residential area near Rawalpindi in the early hours of Tuesday, reported Reuters. All five crew members on the aircraft and 12 civilians were killed in the incident.
Since the area is a military officers residential, also housing senior officials, to me it's tragicomic.
| Believe it or not, this was once an upscale neighborhood. |
A Pakistani rescue official has said that the small plane was on a training flight. The reason for the crash is being ascertained. Rescue teams were rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
The plane lost communication with the tower, before crashing in the village of Mora Kalu on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, and setting fire to residential structures. "The plane hit the side of the building and the structure it has crashed into has completely collapsed"
No shit
an army officer at the scene told Reuters. They also said that the toll could rise as some of the injured were critical
In moments of waking they all mumble something about 'getting the safe out of the fire'. .
| This is the second unexplained crash since the chinese made F-7PG trainer aircraft were inducted into the PAF and military recon. The first one crashed in January this year, in western Pakistain. |