Bengaluru: HAL trainer fighter aircraft crashes, one pilot dead

Bengaluru: A pilot was killed after a trainer fighter aircraft Mirage 2000 of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited crashed at HAL airport in Bengaluru, on Friday, as per sources.

However, both the pilots had ejected at the time of accident, but unfortunately one of them landed on the wreckage of the aircraft, which caused his immediate death.

#Visuals: Mirage 2000 trainer fighter aircraft of HAL crashes at HAL Airport in Bengaluru, one pilot dead. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/oM4CUEPu97

— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2019

The reasons for the crash is still under investigation.

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