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Two Indian Students Killed in Canadian Flight Training Accident
Two Indian students died in an air accident in Canada.
They were learning how to fly when the accident happened.
The students were Manoj Sivakumar and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham.
Manoj came from Tamil Nadu.
Srisaran came from Puducherry.
India’s consulate in Vancouver expressed sadness about their deaths.
It offered help to their families.
The consulate said it could assist in bringing their remains back to India.
The cause of the accident was not stated.
Manoj Sivakumar and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham died in an air accident in Canada.
Both students were undergoing flight training when the accident occurred.
Manoj Sivakumar was from Tamil Nadu, while Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham was from Puducherry.
The Consulate General of India in Vancouver expressed condolences on Sunday.
The consulate said it would provide assistance with repatriating the students’ remains to India.
- Who
- Indian students Manoj Sivakumar from Tamil Nadu and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham from Puducherry.
- What
- They were killed in an air accident during flight training.
- Where
- Canada; the Indian consulate involved is in Vancouver.
- When
- The Consulate General of India in Vancouver expressed condolences on Sunday; the accident date was not specified.
- Why
- The students were in Canada for flight training; no specific cause of the accident was provided.
Key facts
- Victims
- Manoj Sivakumar and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham
- Nationality
- Indian
- Activity
- Flight training
- Incident
- Air accident
- Location
- Canada
- Consular response
- The Consulate General of India in Vancouver offered condolences and consular assistance.
- Planned assistance
- Support with repatriating the remains to India
Quotes
Consulate General of India in Vancouver
India’s diplomatic mission in Vancouver.
“The Consulate General of India, Vancouver, expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic demise of Shri Manoj Sivakumar and Shri Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham, two Indian students from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, who lost their lives in a tragic air accident in Canada during their flight training.”
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“Our heartfelt sympathies are with their bereaved families and loved ones during this difficult time. The Consulate stands ready to extend all possible consular assistance to the families in connection with the repatriation of the mortal remains to India. May the departed souls rest in peace.”
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Lieutenant Zoë Hollander
Public affairs officer with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton.
“A CC 138 Hercules from 435 squadron successfully located the crash site, and then inserted search and rescue technicians by parachute.”
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