India, Feb. 6 -- Pilots of a twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft ejected safely before the aircraft crashed near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh while it was on a routine training sortie on Thursday.

The accident happened near Sunari Chowki.

A Court of Inquiry is being ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash, Defence officials cited by news agency ANI said.

Visuals from the crash site showed the pieces of the aircraft on fire, with plumes of smoke arising from them.

Indian Air Force said in a post on X, "A Mirage 2000 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Shivpuri (Gwalior), during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction. Both the pilots ejected safely. An enquiry has been ordered by the IAF to ascertai...