“One crashed into a creek while another crashed near a village,” in Minbu Township in the Magway region, regional official Myint Zaw said..

It is unclear why the jets crashed in the same place at the same time, he said, suggesting that one jet hit a cellphone tower or crashed to avoid hitting it.

The pilots’ bodies were found near the crash sites, he said, adding that a student who was studying at her teacher’s house was also killed.

“She was seriously injured by parts from the crashed plane, and died minutes later,” said Myint Zaw.

Two other students were also slightly injured, he added.

Plane debris was scattered over a large area near the accidents, said Win Win, a lawmaker representing Minbu.

“The planes crashed into pieces,” he said.
Military plane wrecks have been relatively common in Myanmar in recent years. In June 2017, 122 military personnel and their families were killed when their plane crashed into the Andaman Sea.