{"id":2433,"date":"2023-05-08T07:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/3-villagers-dead-as-mig-21-jet-crashes-into-rajasthan-home-pilot-ejects\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T07:40:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T06:40:10","slug":"3-villagers-dead-as-mig-21-jet-crashes-into-rajasthan-home-pilot-ejects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=2433","title":{"rendered":"3 Villagers Dead As MiG-21 Jet Crashes Into Rajasthan Home, Pilot Ejects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-05\/0520ou6g_air-force-aircraft-crash_625x300_08_May_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"3 Villagers Dead As MiG-21 Jet Crashes Into Rajasthan Home, Pilot Ejects\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"3 Villagers Dead As MiG-21 Jet Crashes Into Rajasthan Home, Pilot Ejects\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"3 Villagers Dead As MiG-21 Jet Crashes Into Rajasthan Home, Pilot Ejects\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-05\/0520ou6g_air-force-aircraft-crash_625x300_08_May_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-08T12:06:04+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=698611&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/08052023_n_MiG21CrashUpdate_184222_154429_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T5M46S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-05\/0520ou6g_air-force-aircraft-crash_625x300_08_May_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=698611&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The incident was reported from Rajasthan&#8217;s Hanumangarh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Bikaner\/New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Three people were killed and three others injured after an Indian Air Force MIG-21 Fighter aircraft crashed into their home in a Rajasthan village today, officials have said.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft had taken off from the Suratgarh airbase for a routine exercise before it crashed near Pilibanga area in Rajasthan&#8217;s Hanumangarh due to a technical snag.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot ejected from the aircraft in time using a parachute, officials said, adding that he is reported to be safe.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Air Force (IAF) said a helicopter was rushed to rescue the pilot who sustained minor injuries and that a probe has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Suratgarh during a routine training sortie today morning. The pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries. An inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident,&#8221; it tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Suratgarh during a routine training sortie today morning. The pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries.<br \/>An inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAF_MCC\/status\/1655446544164995075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Police said a rescue operation has been launched in the area where the aircraft had crashed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pilot made all efforts to avert human casualties and crash-landed the plane on the outskirts of the village,&#8221; said Om Prakash, Inspector General of Police, Bikaner.<\/p>\n<p>In January, two IAF fighter jets &#8211; a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 &#8211; had crashed during a training exercise, resulting in the death of one pilot. While one aircraft crashed in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, the other went down 100 km away in Rajasthan&#8217;s Bharatpur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/indian-air-forces-mig-21-aircraft-crashes-in-rajasthans-hanumangarh-pilot-safe-4014327\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The incident was reported from Rajasthan&#8217;s Hanumangarh. Bikaner\/New Delhi: Three people were killed and three others injured after an Indian Air Force MIG-21 Fighter aircraft crashed into their home in a Rajasthan village today, officials have said. 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