Indian-origin student pilot among two killed in mid-air plane crash in Canada

An Indian student pilot was killed in a mid-air crash in Manitoba province of Canada, according to the Consulate General of India in Toronto. The Indian pilot, identified as Sreehari Sukesh, was killed when his single-engine plane collided mid-air with another similar aircraft piloted by a Canadian youth, who was also killed in the accident on Tuesday.

The Consulate General of India on Wednesday said it was “in contact with the bereaved family, the pilot training school and local police to provide all necessary assistance.”

“The bodies of the two student pilots were recovered in the wreckage of their single-engine planes after both crashed mid-air on Tuesday morning near Steinbach, roughly 50 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg,” a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news report said.