India, Jan. 29 -- The government on Thursday said the black box of the Learjet 45 aircraft that crashed in Maharashtra's Baramati a day earlier, killing five people including Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, has been recovered, adding that the investigation into the accident is progressing swiftly.

"A team of three officers from AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau), Delhi, and another team of three officers from the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), Mumbai Regional Office, reached the crash site on 28 January. The Director General, AAIB, also arrived at the site the same day. The investigation is progressing expeditiously, and the black box of the ill-fated aircraft has been recovered," the post read.

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