Two Navy officials dead as glider crashes in kochi

Two Navy officials were killed this morning after their glider crashed near the Thoppumpady bridge in Kochi. Critically injuring an officer and sailor on board.

They were extracted from the wreckage and were rushed to INS Sanjivani, the hospital in the Southern Naval Command, by Navy personnel, official sources said. They were declared brought dead.

The two deceased were Lt Rajiv Jha (39) a native of Dehradun and Sunil Kumar (29)  a native of Bhoj in Bihar.

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"The naval power glider which was on a routine training sortie met with the mishap. It took off from INS Garuda and crashed near Thoppumpady bridge near the naval base at 7 am. Though the officials were rushed to Navy Hospital Sanjivani they have declared brought dead. The glider is being salvaged. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered by the Southern Naval Command into the incident,"(sic) said the Defence spokesperson.

According to officials, The reason behind the crash is yet to be found. Meanwhile, the Navy has formed a board of inquiry to investigate the accident.

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