The site of the military plane crash in Khanh Hoa Province - PHOTO: LAO DONG NEWSPAPER

Khue stated that one pilot had died at the scene while the other died at a nearby medical center.

The plane reportedly belonged to the Air Force Officer Training School.

Representatives of the Khanh Hoa authorities and the Air Force Officer Training School visited the crash site, located a fair distance from a residential area, soon after the accident.

Colonel Ngo Vinh Phuc, head of the Air Force Officer Training School, confirmed with the Vietnam News Agency that the two victims are a trainer and a trainee of the school. SGT