Chartered plane crashes in Ghatkopar; fire-brigade teams rush to spot

A chartered plane has crashed in an open area near Jagruti building in Ghatkopar in Mumbai, reported ANI.

According to details available, the plane has crashed in Sarvodaya nagar in Ghatkopar west. Two pilots, two Aircraft Maintenance Engineers on board and one person on ground are dead in the Mumbai chartered plane crash, Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.

The plane that crashed was owned by the Pan Parag group. The plane was supposed to land in Juhu, according to media reports.

Fire brigade teams have been rushed to the spot.

A chartered plane has crashed near Jagruti building in Ghatkopar where construction work was going on. Further investigation underway: #Mumbai Police pic.twitter.com/KdYIWp0nJZ

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— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2018

Mumbai Police have said that further investigation is under way.

#Mumbai: A chartered plane has crashed near Jagruti building in Ghatkopar where construction work was going on. More details awaited pic.twitter.com/QvDGtJqYF3 — ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2018

"The chartered plane which has crashed (in Mumbai's Ghatkopar) does not belong to the Uttar Pradesh government. The state government had sold it to Mumbai's UY Aviation. The deal was done after the plane had met with an accident in Allahabad," Principal Secretary Information Avnish Awasthi said.