Two people were killed after a hang glider met with an accident during the Jal Mahotsav at Hanuvantia tourist spot in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, a district collector said.
The deceased were identified as Gajpal Singh, 28, a resident of Pali district in Rajasthan and pilot Balchnad Dangi, a resident of Rajgarh district of MP.
Khandwa district collector Anay Dwivedi said, “Singh was a relative of a manager of the event management company which is organizing the adventure sports event in Hanuvantia while Dangi was the pilot of a powered-hang glider. The glider crashed in the evening from a height of 150 feet while the duo was paragliding. They were found injured in a critical condition near the spot. They were rushed to the Moondi community health centre where they were declared brought dead.”
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered in the matter, said the collector. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also expressed his condolence after hearing about the accident.