Training aircraft crashes in Pune's Gojubavi village; pilot, co-pilot injured

A pilot and co-pilot were injured after a training aircraft crashed during a training session near Gojubavi village in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday. 

According to the police, the aircraft - with two people on board - crashed while it was making a landing around 6:40 am.

The injured persons have been taken to the hospital for treatment, the police said.

The aircraft belonged to Redbird Flight Training Academy.

Further details are awaited.

In a similar incident on Thursday, another training aircraft of the same training academy crashed near Katfal village in Pune - leaving the pilot and co-pilot injured. 

According to the police, the incident took place around 5 pm and the injured persons were rushed to the hospital.

While a team of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) visited the crash site on Friday, the cause of it is not yet known.