IAF hawk plane crashes in Odisha; more details awaited

IAF Indian Air Force fighter trainer aircraft crashed in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. The pilot of the plane, who has been injured in the mishap, has been admitted to hospital. Reportedly the aircraft crashed at Subarnarekha’s Topa ghat area of Mahuldangiri village of Baripada today. It is suspected that the aircraft took off from Kalaikunda Air Force Station from neighbouring West Bengal and some locals at Rairangpur claimed to have spotted smoke coming out of the plane.