A Chinese F-7 fighter jet on a training mission over central Hubei province has crashed into civilian housing, resulting in the death of a child on the ground, state press said Thursday.The crash occurred Wednesday afternoon some 80 kilometers (48 miles) from the provincial capital of Wuhan, after the plane "malfunctioned" during a thunderstorm, the Beijing Times reported.
The pilot of the jet, belonging to the air force of southern China's Guangzhou Military District, parachuted safely to the ground, it said.
The jet crashed into two homes, with the 12-year old child dying from severe burns, it added. The other child was only lightly injured.
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