Indian MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashes in Uttar Pradesh

A MiG-29 fighter jet from the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on November 4 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, police reports say.

Officials confirmed that both the pilot and co-pilot safely ejected before the aircraft went down in an agricultural field, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media.

The incident occurred near Agra, approximately 335 km west of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

"An IAF jet crashed today in Songa village, Agra. We have been informed that both the pilot and co-pilot ejected safely well before the jet went down," a police official stated.

The jet was en route to Agra for a scheduled exercise after departing from Adampur in Punjab. Television footage captured the aircraft engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky, as a large crowd gathered to watch from a distance.

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.

By Vafa Guliyeva