New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- A Turkish military cargo plane has crashed in Georgia while flying from Azerbaijan to return to its home, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

The crash happened at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, it said, adding that the affected aircraft was a C-130 military plane.

"Our C-130 military cargo plane, which took off from Azerbaijan to return home, has crashed at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border," the Turkish Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry added that it was coordinating with Georgian authorities to reach the site of the plane crash.

Search and rescue efforts are underway in coordination with authorities in both countries, it said further.

Visuals of the plane crash circulating on social med...