Five persons dead, one survives in Indian An-32 military-transport plane"s crash

Five servicemen of the Indian Air Force died while one pilot survived after an An-32 military-transport plane crashed while landing at Jorhat Airbase in the country"s northeastern state of Assam, the Air Force noted, Report informs via TASS.

The survivor who was the plane"s second pilot was hospitalized, the Air Force reported.

The Indian Air Force has set up a special commission to probe into the circumstances of the crash, it said.

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An Indian Air Force An-32 military-transport plane crashed while landing at Jorhat Airbase in the country's northeastern state of Assam, the Air Force noted, Report informs.

There has been no information on the casualties so far and rescuers are working at the scene.

The Indian Air Force reported that a special commission would be set up to investigate the causes of the crash.