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Two Indian Air Pressure fighter jets – a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 – have crashed in Madhya Pradesh throughout a coaching train, officers stated on Saturday.

The Su-30 had two pilots whereas Mirage 2000 had one pilot, defence sources stated. Two pilots are stated to be secure after they managed to eject. The 2 pilots, who’re reportedly critical injured, have been moved to a hospital.

Search and rescue operations are underway for the third pilot.

Each the fighter jets had taken off from the Gwalior Air Pressure base.

Movies from the scene, shot by locals in Morena, confirmed debris of the plane on the bottom.

The Air Pressure has launched a probe to look at if a mid-air collision led to the crash, defence sources advised NDTV.

“IAF court docket of inquiry has been launched to ascertain whether or not there was a mid-air collision or not. The Su-30 had two pilots whereas Mirage 2000 had one pilot in the course of the crash. Preliminary studies recommend two pilots are secure whereas an IAF chopper reaching the placement of the third pilot quickly,” sources stated.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been briefed by Indian Air Pressure chief on the crash of two plane, information company PTI reported.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated in a tweet, “The information of the crash of Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 plane of the Air Pressure close to Kolaras in Morena could be very unhappy. I’ve instructed the native administration to cooperate with the Air Pressure in fast rescue and aid work. I pray to God that the pilots of the planes are secure.”