TWO BAF TRAINING AIRCRAFTS CRASH IN COX’S BAZAR

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4 crew members were inside the aircrafts all ware  rescued , crashed around 6:30pm in Maheshkhali and lost connection with Radar around 6:15pm

Two training aircrafts of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar this evening, ISPR said.

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Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) Director Lt Col Rashidul Hasan told two BAF training aircrafts -- Yak 130 – with four crew members crashed around 6:30pm.

The aircrafts lost connection with Radar around 6: 15pm, he said earlier.

One of the aircrafts crashed in Palpara area under Maheshkhali Sadar union and another in Jaliapara area under Chhoto Maheshkhali union . 

Firefighters were working to douse the blaze, he said, adding that it was not clear what caused the crash. ‘We’re not sure whether there was a midair collision between two aircraft or the two portions of a single aircraft fell onto the ground,’ he said.

Meanwhile, four pilots have been rescued without any injuries. Search and rescue operations are going on reports our local correspondent from the spot.