(THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA)
Bengaluru, February 1, 2019: HAL regrets to inform that one upgraded Mirage 2000 aircraft crashed during the customer acceptance flight at HAL airport here today around 10.30 am resulting in loss of lives of two pilots Sqn Ldr Sameer Abrol and Sqn Ldr Siddartha Negi. HAL family expresses deepest condolences to the grief stricken families. The Company has initiated an enquiry into the accident in co-ordination with the Indian Air Force.