Training aircraft makes emergency landing on Yamuna Expressway

A two-seater trainee aircraft of a private company made an emergency landing on the Yamuna Expressway here, following a technical failure

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh):A two-seater trainee aircraft of a private company made an emergency landing on the Yamuna Expressway here on Thursday, following a technical failure, police officials said.

According to the reports, the incident took place around 2.30 pm on the highway near the 72 milestones of Surir of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura. The plane had one trainee pilot and one instructor on board and both of them are safe, the officials said.

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The emergency landing of the aircraft was made 10 km before the Yamuna Expressway Way Jewar Toll Plaza while going from Narnaul to Aligarh.

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Further details are awaited, they said.

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