Ten dead as chartered army plane crashes in Delhi

December 22, 2015 | 15:38

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A small chartered aircraft carrying military personnel crashed close to New Delhi's main airport, killing all ten people on board, Indian rescue officials said.

Members of the National Disaster Response Force direct operations near the crash site. (Photo: AFP/Chandan Khanna)

A small chartered aircraft carrying military personnel crashed Tuesday close to New Delhi's main airport, killing all ten people on board, Indian rescue officials said.

Emergency workers were carrying out relief and rescue operations after the plane crashed shortly after take-off from the capital's Indira Gandhi International airport.

The twin-engine plane was on its way to Ranchi in eastern Jharkhand state and was carrying members of India's Border Security Force.

"The crash took place at around 9.50 am (0420 GMT) moments after the technicians lost contact with ground control," A. K. Sharma, director of Delhi Fire Services, told AFP.

Television footage showed security personnel clearing the area as fire engines waited on the side.

AFP

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