J-7 fighter jet of PLA Air Force crashes in C China
空军一架歼7飞机训练中失事
6月9日上午，空军一架歼-7飞机在训练中失事，坠入湖北襄阳某机场附近，造成地方民房受损。目前发现2名群众受伤，1名遇难，飞行员跳伞成功。飞行员和受伤群众已送医院检查治疗。事故原因和伤亡情况正进一步调查核实。
A J-7 fighter jet of the PLA Air Force crashed in Xiangyang, Central China’s Hubei Province on Thursday morning during training, leading to damage to residential buildings. Two civilians injured, one dead, pilot ejected safely, according to media reports.
The injured pilot and personnel on the ground have been taken to hospital for proper treatment, with the cause of the accident and injuries are under further investigation, CCTV reported.
Videos circulating online show flames and smoke billowing from what appeared to be the crash site, while the residential building was reduced to rubble.
Local emergency departments have rushed to the scene as soon as they received the call and will release follow-up information as soon as possible.
