One dead after fighter jet crashes into homes in central China

The fighter jet pilot successfully ejected from the plane before it crashed in Hubei province. - Facebook

BEIJING (AFP): One person has died and two more injured when a fighter jet crashed in central China on Thursday (June 9), state media reported.

The plane, an Air Force J-7, "had an accident during training and fell in the vicinity of an airport... causing damage to private homes", according to state broadcaster CCTV.