Plane crash in Delhi kills 10 on board

A Ranchi-bound Border Security Force charter flight crashed near Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Tuesday morning, killing all the 10 people on board.

Indian news agency PTI said the flight was carrying paramilitary technicians. According to initial reports, the flight hit a wall at Badpola village in Dwarka, about 5 km from the Delhi airport, as soon as it took off.

“Two dead bodies have been recovered from the crash site. We are looking for more,” Joint Commissioner of Police (South West Delhi) Deepender Pathak told PTI.

“The tragic news of BSF plane crash near IGI airport in New Delhi is extremely painful. Rushing to the crash site immediately,” Home minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.

According to officials, Ashram Express train was passing by when the plane crashed. Pilot may have decided to crash into the airport wall, to avoid collision with the train.

An inquiry into the crash has been launched.

First Visuals from near the spot where Ranchi-bound BSF Superking aircraft crashed in Delhi's Dwarka. pic.twitter.com/apXXrVdKsL

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015