New Delhi, July 10 -- In a tragic incident in Canada, an Indian-origin student pilot was among two people killed in a mid-air collision between two training aircraft near Steinbach South Airport in southern Manitoba on Tuesday. The accident occurred just 400 metres from a runway used by Harv's Air, a popular pilot training school.

The victims have been identified as Sreehari Sukesh, a 21-year-old student from Kerala, and Savanna May Royes, a 20-year-old Canadian national. Both were reportedly classmates and were undertaking flight training exercises when the collision took place.

Confirming the unfortunate news, the Consulate General of India in Toronto shared a statement on X (formerly Twitter), expressing condolences and assuring supp...