MiG-21 military jet crashes near Serbia's border with Bosnia

By Associated Press 25 September 2020, 12:00AM

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian army jet crashed Friday in western Serbia near the country’s border with Bosnia, the Defense Ministry said.

The ministry said the MiG-21 plane was on a “regular” flying mission and that a search and rescue team has been sent to the scene of the 9a.m. (0700GMT) crash near the village of Brasina.

Local media are reporting that the plane crashed into the yard of a house in a village. Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported that one of the pilots died and a villager was injured.

No other details were immediately available.

By Associated Press 25 September 2020, 12:00AM

Trending Stories

Samoa Observer

Upgrade to Premium

Subscribe to
Samoa Observer Online

Enjoy unlimited access to all our articles on any device + free trial to e-Edition. You can cancel anytime.

>