5 killed in Indian Air Force plane crash

A C-130J Hercules cargo plane carrying five crew members crashed Friday outside a city in central India, an Air Force spokesman said. Group captain Gerard Galway said the Air Force was looking into the accident that happened on the outskirts of Gwalior in the state of Madhya Pradesh. "Rescue operation is underway. We are trying to find out about the casualties," he said. All five on board had died in the accident. The plane was on a routine flight and had taken off from an airbase in the tourist city of Agra, according to AFP.