Two fighter planes crash in Inner Mongolia
HOHHOT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Authorities said that it was two fighter aircraft, not helicopters, that crashed after colliding during a drill early on Wednesday near the capital city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. New information from local officials said that two Chinese fighter aircraft -- the model is known as the Jian-8 -- collided over Qingshuihe County in the suburbs of Hohhot, at 8:50 a.m. The crash was reported to the authorities at 9:45 a.m., according to a local government source. One of the planes, both attached to the Shenyang Military Area Command of the People's Liberation Army, exploded in Wulipo, Jiucai Township, leaving only the tail intact. The other craft caught fire in a Village. Both crash sites were cordoned off. Both pilots parachuted to safety. They sustained minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital. The accident was initially said to have involved two helicopters, with machinists trapped in the wreckage.
HOHHOT, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Authorities said that it was two fighter aircraft, not helicopters, that crashed after colliding during a drill early on Wednesday near the capital city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
New information from local officials said that two Chinese fighter aircraft -- the model is known as the Jian-8 -- collided over Qingshuihe County in the suburbs of Hohhot, at 8:50 a.m. The crash was reported to the authorities at 9:45 a.m., according to a local government source. One of the planes, both attached to the Shenyang Military Area Command of the People's Liberation Army, exploded in Wulipo, Jiucai Township, leaving only the tail intact. The other craft caught fire in a Village. Both crash sites were cordoned off. Both pilots parachuted to safety. They sustained minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital. The accident was initially said to have involved two helicopters, with machinists trapped in the wreckage.
据新华社呼和浩特25日英文电：在距呼和浩特市清水河县县城20公里处，原来传有两架军用直升机坠毁消息，现证实为两架军用飞机在训练中相撞，型号为歼-8。两名机师跳伞获救。
据清水河县政府有关负责人称，坠机地点在距清水河县城城关镇约20公里的韭菜庄乡附近，25日上午9时45分当地目击村民报警。
其中一架属于沈阳军区的战机发生爆炸，机身断开。另一架军机着火坠落在一个村庄。两名机师均只受轻伤，已被送往附近医院。坠机现场也被军方人员封锁。
据中通社消息，这是近两个月以来，内蒙古发生的第3起坠毁事件。4月20日，内蒙古大兴安岭根河林业航站的一架扑火直升机，木奎林场扑火时起火燃烧。6月15日，内蒙古自治区国土资源厅租用一架直升机执行地质航测任务时失事。
