Rabat: A DA 42 training aircraft designed to train airline pilots crashed at 10:02 a.m. on Thursday inside the Benslimane air base, shortly after takeoff, killing two Royal Air Force officers, an instructor colonel and a trainee officer.

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, the deceased were on a training and qualification mission prior to the accident, as stated in a press release from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces. The press release also mentions that a committee of inquiry was immediately commissioned to determine the causes of the accident.

The Royal Armed Forces convey their solidarity and condolences to the families of the deceased and their loved ones, the statement concludes.