Nigeria Airforce Jet Crash: One pilot dead, as video shows the moment before the crash

Nigeria Airforce Jet Crash: One pilot dead, as video shows the moment before the crash
One of the pilots involved in Friday's fighter jets crash, has died, the Nigerian Air Force confirms, as a video of moments before the crash, emerges.

Nigeria Airforce Jet Crash: One pilot dead, as video shows the moment before the crash

Two fighter jets on rehearsal for Nigeria's Independence Day celebrations had crashed in Katampe district of Abuja, after one of the jet's wing clipped the other, forcing both to go down.

Nigeria Airforce Jet Crash: One pilot dead, as video shows the moment before the crash

"Only one of the pilots was able to eject, the other one couldn't (he is one of the best pilots in the Airforce) and he died on the spot," a source said.

Nigeria Airforce Jet Crash: One pilot dead, as video shows the moment before the crash

Nigeria Airforce Jet Crash: One pilot dead, as video shows the moment before the crash

The source added that the pilot that ejected did not land well and has sustained a serious head injury which requires urgent surgery.

Watch the video below;

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