Six injured as private aircraft makes crash landing in Odisha

At least six people suffered minor injuries when a small aircraft of a private airline, in which they were flying, made a crash landing near Rourkela on Saturday, Odisha’s Commerce and Transport minister B B Jena said.

The incident took place near Rourkela, he



said.

“One A-1 nine-seater private flight carrying six passengers from Rourkela to Bhubaneswar met with an accident. The passengers sustained minor injuries and are stable. It took place at Jalda, 10 kilometres from Rourkela. By the grace of God, this is not a major accident,” Jena told reporters.