BHOPAL:  MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress Senior leader Kamal Nath on Saturday expressed their concern over the incident of 2 fighter jets crashing in the state's Morena district this morning.

Directing the Morena district administration and police to give all possible assistance in the rescue operation, CM Chouhan said, "The news of the crash of Sukhoi-30 & Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Air Force near Kailaras in Morena is very sad. I have instructed the local administration to coordindate with the Air Force in quick rescue and relief work. I pray to God that the pilots of the planes are safe," CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.  

Former Chief Minister and MOPCongress head Kamal Nath also took to twitter to express his concern. " It is very sad news which has been received about the crash of Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Air Force near Kolaras in Morena," he said.

Notably, around 10.30 am, 2 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) collided and crashed in Morena during a routine bombing exercise, defence sources said. The Sukhoi-30 MKI had two pilots, while the Mirage had one during the crash that occurred in the bordering area of Morena and Bharatpur (Rajasthan).

1 fighter jet fell in Bharatpur, the other in Morena. The sources said that the 2 pilots were safe and taken to a hospital in Gwalior, while an IAF chopper has been dispatched to the location of the third pilot. The jets had taken took from the Gwalior Air Force Station for the routine bombing exercise.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was briefed by the Chief of Air Staff on the incident. The Defence Minister enquired about the well-being of the pilots and is monitoring the developments closely, the sources said. In a statement, the IAF said that it has established a "Court of Inquiry which will sety up whether there was a mid-air collision or not" between the two fighter jets.

Videos from the scene shot by residents of the area showed aircraft debris on the ground.

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