Russia: Two pilots killed as Su-30 fighter jet crashes into residential building; second such incident in a week

New Delhi: Two pilots were killed after a Russian fighter jet conducting a test flight crashed Sunday into a two-storey building in the city of Irkutsk in southern Siberia, the regional governor said. This is the second such incident in a week. On 18 October, the Russian military’s Su-34 jet crashed into a residential building in Yeysk town, killing more than a dozen people, including children. “A Su category plane hit a two-storey building in Irkutsk on Przhevalskogo street,” governor Igor Kobzev said on social media, with the local department of the emergencies ministry clarifying that a “Su-30 aircraft crashed during a test flight”.

Kobzev later said that two pilots were killed in the crash but local residents were unharmed. He posted a video of the building, which he described as a “private home for two families of 100 metres squared”, with smoke billowing against a dark sky. Firefighters were seen at the scene, working to extinguish the fire that broke out after the crash.

Russia’s investigative committee, which probes major crimes, said in a statement that it had launched a criminal case over the incident. With inputs from AFP Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .