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Maharashtra: Aircraft crashes during training session in Pune district, two injured

According to the information, the incident occurred during the training session at Katfal village of Baramati taluka.

Training aircraft Image Source : PTI/REPRESENTATIVEA training aircraft crashed in Pune.

In a tragic incident, at least two people sustained injuries after a training aircraft crashed in Maharashtra's Pune on Thursday. According to the information, the incident occurred during the training session at Katfal village of Baramati taluka. 

According to the police, the pilot and one more person on board the plane were taken to a hospital. The aircraft belonged to a private flight training academy, they added. 

"A training aircraft belonging to Redbird Institute (Redbird Flight Training Academy) crashed near Katfal village under Baramati taluka at around 5 pm. The pilot and one more person, maybe the co-pilot, were on board, and they were taken to a hospital," said Prabhakar More, inspector, at Baramati police station.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known and further details were awaited.

(With PTI inputs)

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