Aero India show: 2 Suryakiran jets crash during rehearsal, 1 pilot dead

Both the pilots ejected to safety, Additional commissioner of Police (East) Seemanth Kumar Singh said

Two aircraft of IAF's aerobatic team Suryakiran crashed near the Yelahanka airbase here Tuesday, a day before the opening of the Aero India show, a top police official said.
 

Both the pilots ejected to safety, Additional commissioner of Police (East) Seemanth Kumar Singh told PTI.

It was not immediately clear whether the two aircraft collided before the crash.

Spot visuals: Two aircraft of Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team crashed today at Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru, during rehearsal for #AeroIndia2019. One civilian hurt. Both pilots ejected, the debris has fallen near ISRO layout, Yelahanka new town area. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/SaQ5NznTjF

— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2019