Saudi Jet Crew Killed in Crash

Date: 16 October 2018 - 21:20

News ID: ۵۸۵۷۵

RIYADH (Dispatches) – A Saudi Royal Air Force military plane crashed in the northwest of the kingdom, resulting in the death of its crew, the Saudi news agency SPA reported on Tuesday, citing a source in the Ministry of Defense.
The source said that the crash of the Hawk training aircraft occurred on Monday at noon during a training flight in the north-west of the kingdom.
Saudi authorities have begun an investigation to establish the cause of the crash.
No further details regarding the circumstances of the accident have been provided.
The case was the second one in recent months.
It was reported in July that a tornado fighter of the Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen crashed in Assir region when it returned from a training mission due to a technical fault.