Uttar Pradesh, Oct. 9 -- A private aircraft crashed in Uttar Pradesh's Farukhabad, shortly after its takeoff. The jet lost control while taking off from the runway collapsed in bushes nearby.

Both pilots and passengers are safe.

Officials said the plane, registered as VT-DEZ, skidded off the Mohammadabad airstrip around 10:30 am and ploughed into nearby bushes, narrowly avoiding a major tragedy.

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