Indian air force MiG-21 ploughs into village: 4 killed

Three people including two children were instantly killed while a 50-year-old man succumbed to his injuries later in hospital, a police official said.

The Russian-designed jet crashed into a house in Lakha Baval village, 300km from Gujarat's commercial capital Ahmedabad.

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Those killed instantly were a 19-year-old man, a five year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, a police official said.

Burning aviation fuel spilled across the village as the plane broke into 17 pieces, the air force said, adding that the fire engulfed seven houses in the village.

A total of 15 houses were damaged, police said, adding that six children and two women were among those injured by falling debris and fire.