NEW DELHI, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A trainee pilot was killed Tuesday when a trainer aircraft he was flying crashed in the western Indian state of Gujarat, police said.

The training aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in a residential area on Giria road of Amreli town, about 274 km southwest of Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat.

The aircraft from the private Legendary Flying Institute went down during a training session, resulting in the death of the trainee pilot, a police officer said.

Immediately after the accident, police and firefighters rushed to the spot to douse the flames that engulfed the aircraft.

The aircraft crashed into a tree and exploded on the ground, triggering panic in and around the neighborhood.

Police registered a case and ordered an investigation into the crash. Enditem

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