IAF Jet Crash, July 9 -- Two fighter pilots were killed after a Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Churu in Rajasthan on Wednesday, July 9. The plane crashed in an agricultural field in Bhanoda village around 1.25 pm, police said.

"An IAF Jaguar Trainer aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed near Churu in Rajasthan today. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries in the accident. No damage to any civil property has been reported," IAF said in a post on X.

The Air Forces said it 'deeply regrets' the loss of lives and constituted a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident.

Wednesday's accident is the third mishap involving a Jaguar since March this year. On March 7, a...