A small military plane of the Pakistan Army crashed into a residential area in the garrison city of Rawalpindi early Tuesday, killing 19 people, including five military personnel, officials said.
The Pakistan Army Aviation aircraft on a routine training flight crashed in the suburbs of Mora Kalu village, killing 12 civilians and five crew members and destroying five to six houses, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the media wing of the Pakistan Army.
It said that all five crew members, including two pilots, were killed in the crash.
However, a local rescue spokesman said that 18 dead bodies were brought to hospital that included 13 civilians and five crew members.
District commissioner Rawalpindi Ali Randhawa told the media that the incident occurred between 2:30 to 2:40 am when a small military plane which was on a training mission crashed in Rawalpindi.
Rescue teams of 1122 and Pakistan Army immediately reached the site and started the rescue operation.