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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other four others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crash-landed in Baramati, Maharashtra, on Wednesday while attempting to land.
The aircraft went down during landing at the Baramati airstrip on Wednesday morning.
Rescue operations were immediately launched at the site, with ambulances and emergency teams rushing to assist those affected.
It was reported that Ajit Pawar was scheduled to be on board for travel to Baramati, where he was due to attend multiple public engagements.
A team of DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) officials is heading to the crash site, the official said.
There were five passengers — Deputy CM of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar onboard along with two more personnel (one PSO and one attendant) and two crew members (pilot in command and the first officer) — on board the Learjet 45 aircraft when the accident happened, he said.
