New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and several others died in a plane crash on Wednesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.

Pawar was travelling with two other personnel (one PSO and one attendant) and two crew members (PIC and FO), as per the DGCA.

The aviation watchdog said that there were no survivors, adding that the aircraft was a Learjet 45 operated by VSR. The aircraft registration was VT-SSK.

The plane, which was flying from Mumbai to Baramati, crash-landed at its destination at around 8.45 am.

Footage from the scene showed the plane's mangled wreckage, with ambulances rushing the injured to nearby hospitals.

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