A patch of parched farmland on the outskirts of the Indian capital has witnessed a steady trickle of sightseers in recent days.
The reason: it is where a light aircraft suffering from engine problems dramatically crash-landed almost a week ago.
With its wreckage yet to be cleared, the plane, which was carrying seven, all of whom escaped death, remains ringed off by police with a "do not cross" tape.
Police said hundreds have visited daily since last Tuesday when the aircraft hit the ground, sprang back up in the air and then fell again, skidding for about 200 metres before coming to a halt on the field in Kair village in southwest Delhi.
Some families were passing by in their vehicles and said they thought they would take a quick detour.
"We wanted to see the spectacle. We saw it on the news," said an auto-rickshaw driver visiting with his family, including two children. "It's a relief no one was hurt."
Others just wanted to see a plane up close and personal.
"I've never been on a plane before. I've never been this close to one before," said Bhanvati, a middle-aged housewife who had travelled to the crash site with family members.
30/05/16 Atish Patel/BBC.com
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The reason: it is where a light aircraft suffering from engine problems dramatically crash-landed almost a week ago.
With its wreckage yet to be cleared, the plane, which was carrying seven, all of whom escaped death, remains ringed off by police with a "do not cross" tape.
Police said hundreds have visited daily since last Tuesday when the aircraft hit the ground, sprang back up in the air and then fell again, skidding for about 200 metres before coming to a halt on the field in Kair village in southwest Delhi.
Some families were passing by in their vehicles and said they thought they would take a quick detour.
"We wanted to see the spectacle. We saw it on the news," said an auto-rickshaw driver visiting with his family, including two children. "It's a relief no one was hurt."
Others just wanted to see a plane up close and personal.
"I've never been on a plane before. I've never been this close to one before," said Bhanvati, a middle-aged housewife who had travelled to the crash site with family members.
30/05/16 Atish Patel/BBC.com
