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Glider aircraft crashes into tree in Mardan, one injured

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A person has been injured when a glider aircraft crashed into a tree in Takht Bhai area of Mardan in Pakistan on Saturday.

A two people were on board the glider distributing pamphlets for a local telecom company, reports The Express Tribune.

Pilot Tofail received injuries while the other remained safe, sources said.

The aircraft was partially damaged as a result of the crash.

In March, a charter plane with 18 people on board crash-landed at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport.

Shaheen Air crash-lands in Lahore, CAA denies reports of casualties.

Reports suggested the plane had to make an emergency landing as soon as it took off.

 

Rescue teams and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials arrived at the scene and the runway was closed.

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First Published: May 28 2016 | 4:25 PM IST

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