2 killed in training plane crash in northern Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two people on board a training plane were killed as the aircraft crashed in the Eivaki district of Iran's northern Garmsar city on Thursday, Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported.

The ultra-light plane faced the accident near the airport of Eivaki.

"Unfortunately, the pilot and a trainee were killed in the incident," a local official told ISNA.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.