Ajit Pawar Plane Crash | Eyewitness Woman Shares Shocking Information On Aircraft Crash At Baramati Airport

Mumbai: An eyewitness recalled the incidents before the plane carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed on Wednesday morning here.

All the people on board the aircraft, including Pawar, were killed in the plane crash. An eyewitness said, "The First time the plane came above us and it went back. After the plane circled twice, there was a huge explosion, followed by a massive fire. The flames reached my house. The horrific explosion sent shivers down my spine, and everything was over in an instant."

Speaking about the tragic incident, she said, "We were feeding the cattle. The plane arrived, circled, and then went back. But it didn't land on the runway. Then the plane came again. This time, it circled and headed towards the hill. The police arrived a little later. Then we tried to control the fire by throwing water with pots and buckets. The bodies were scattered. It sent shivers down our spines."

Pawar, who was 8-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Baramati constituency, was scheduled to address rallies ahead of Zilla Parishad elections in Maharashtra.

Another eyewitness also said the aircraft appeared to be losing control as it descended. "The way the plane was coming down, we felt it was going to crash. It was around 100 feet above the runway. As we rushed towards it, we saw flames, followed by four to five consecutive blasts, which prevented us from going anywhere near the aircraft," he told reporters. "It was a major fire. We later learned that Pawar was on the aircraft. It was shocking for us," he added.

A 11-year-old girl, Nisha Khumne, said she spotted an aircraft at around 8.35 AM, and there was a loud noise. "So I clicked vidoes and photograhs of it and later I got to know that Ajit Pawar was travelling in it," said Nisha.

According to Flight Radar, the flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and it disappeared from radar around 8.45 am. Pawar was travelling to Baramati from Mumbai to address public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 zilla parishad elections in the state. There were five people on board when the aircraft crashed at 8.50 am, a police official said.

Superintendent of Police, Sandip Singh Gill, said that after the crash, there was a fire. "People onboard were immediately taken to the hospital," he added.

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