Delhi Plane Crash: 10 Killed As BSF Flight Crashes Due To 'Technical Error' (BREAKING)

Ten people died Tuesday morning when an aircraft chartered by India's Border Security Force crashed and burst into flames soon after takeoff near Delhi's IGI airport. The chain of events leading up to the crash began when the Beech Super King Air B-200 developed a technical error almost immediately after taking off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport's runway 28, reported The Hindu.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the aircraft overshot the runway while taking off, which could have caused damage to the aircraft if that turns out to be true. Noticing the error, one of the two pilots on board the aircraft contacted air control for an emergency landing. Two approaching planes were requested to remain on standby while the BSF aircraft attempted to land.

However, at around 9:50 a.m. local time, the plane lost radio contact with the air control, then crashed into the airport's boundary wall and landed in a sewage treatment plant, according to the Indian Express.

At least 15 fire engines and emergency workers rushed to the crash site but were unable to save any of the 10 on board. The victims were identified as Pilots BP Bhatt and Rajesh Shriram, Deputy Commandant D. Kumar, Inspector RP Yadav and SN Sharma, Sub Inspector Ravindra Kumar, Sunder Singh and Chotte Lal, Assistant Sub Inspector DP Chouhan and Constable K. Rawat.

Other than the two pilots, most on board who died were technicians, reported Reuters. They were en route to Ranchi in the eastern state of Jharkhand to repair a helicopter.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited the crash site and later tweeted: "My heart goes out to the families of those who died in the BSF plane crash today. The incident is extremely painful and shocking."

The BSF as well as officials from the Air Safety wing of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation are investigating to determine the cause of the crash.

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