3 villagers dead as MiG-21 jet crashes into home in India’s Rajasthan, pilot ejects

Three people were killed and three others injured after an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Fighter aircraft crashed into a house in a Rajasthan village today, officials have said, Report informs via NDTV.

The aircraft had taken off from the Suratgarh airbase for a routine exercise when it crashed near Bahlol Nagar in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh due to a technical snag.

The pilot ejected from the aircraft in time and he is reported to be safe.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) said a helicopter was rushed to rescue the pilot who sustained minor injuries.