15 Killed in Navy Planes Midair Collision in India

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15 Killed in Navy Planes Midair Collision in India

Two cargo planes belonging to the Indian Navy collided mid air in south India Tuesday morning, killing 12 people on board and three others on the ground.

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15 Killed in Plane Collision in India

Two cargo planes belonging to the Indian Navy collided mid air in south India Tuesday morning, killing 12 people on board and three others on the ground.

"All the 12 personnel on board are dead. There are also casualties on the ground," Chief of Indian Air Fore S. Krishnaswamy told the media here after speaking to his naval counterpart Madhvendra Singh.

According to Press Trust of India (PTI), 19 people on the ground were also injured following the falling down of the debris of one of the two Russian-made IL-38 transport aircraft, which collided while flying in formation during a demonstration near Dabolim airport in the southwest state of Goa around 10 AM (0430 GMT) on Tuesday.

The ill-fated aircraft, with six personnel on each of them, were flying to celebrate silver jubilee of the naval base "INS Hansa" when they collided near India's coastal city of Panaji, 1,910 kilometers southwest of here, PTI said.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikhar was quoted as saying that the area where the debris had fallen was not densely populated.

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