India, July 10 -- One of the two student pilots killed in a mid-air collision in Canada on Tuesday has been identified as an Indian citizen, originally from Kerala.

The tragedy occurred early on Tuesday when two single-engine planes collided at a flight school in Steinbach, in the province of Manitoba.

On Wednesday, India's Consulate General in Toronto identified one of them as Sreehari Sukesh. In a post on X, the Consulate said, "With profound sorrow, we mourn the tragic passing of Mr. Sreehari Sukesh, a young Indian student pilot, who lost his life in a mid-air collision near Steinbach, Manitoba."

"We extend our deepest condolences to his family. The Consulate is in contact with the bereaved family, the pilot training school and loca...