NOWSHERA: Two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) light aircraft collided mid-air on Thursday, killing four pilots on a routine training mission IN Rashkai area of Nowshera, police said.
It was the sixth PAF crash in seven months and the second in a week, raising concerns over the safety of its largely Chinese and locally made fleet.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
One of the two-seater propeller Mushshak planes crashed on a house, injuring a girl and an elderly man, and the second fell in nearby fields in Rashkai, 160 kilometres (100 miles) northwest of the capital. The injured were shifted to the hospital with the help of local residents, police told.
"Two PAF trainer aircraft collided mid-air. Four pilots were killed, two were trainee pilots and two were instructors," district police officer Mohammad Hussain said.
"One of the aircraft crashed over a house, injuring a girl and an elderly man, and the second plane crashed in the fields."
Two Mushshak aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), while on a routine training mission, crashed near Rashakai, Risalpur.
According to a PAF Spokesman, four pilots embraced Shahadat. A board of inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of accident.
One of the student was my course-mate, Please Offer Fateha for all who embraced Shahadat. A very Sad Day For PAF.
Another Grim Reminder of our fragile Existence