{
  "id": 8995730,
  "title": "Saskatchewan plane crash pilots identified as Indian students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/saskatchewan-plane-crash-pilots-identified-as-indian-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T19:58:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/plane-crash-pilots-identified-as-indian-students-9.7352644"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two Indian students, Manoj Sivakumar and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham, died in a plane crash in Canada while undergoing flight training. According to the Consulate General of India in Vancouver, the crash occurred on September 18 near Kisbey, Saskatchewan. The students were from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.\n\nThe Consulate General of India in Vancouver confirmed the deaths and offered assistance to their families. They stated that they were in contact with the families and were ready to provide all possible consular assistance, including helping with the repatriation of their remains to India.\n\nThe Canadian authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash, which involved a Cessna 172, according to Gulf News. The Indian consulate expressed their sympathies to the families and loved ones of the two students.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "India mourns 2 killed in Canada air accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/india-mourns-2-killed-in-canada-air-accident",
        "published": "2026-09-21T02:47:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "2 Indian students killed in Canada plane crash during flight training; consulate expresses grief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/2-indian-students-killed-in-canada-plane-crash-during-flight-training",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:18:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Two Indian students killed during flight training in Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/two-indian-students-killed-during-flight-training-in-canada",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:54:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "2 Indian students killed in Canada plane crash during flight training",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/2-indian-students-killed-in-canada-plane-crash-during-flight-training-8948710",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:06:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}