Two Indian nationals pursuing flight training in Canada have died in an air accident, the Indian Consulate General in Vancouver confirmed on 20 September 2026. The students, Manoj Sivakumar from Tamil Nadu and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham from Puducherry (a small French-colonial-era Union Territory on India's southeastern coast), were killed while on a training flight. The consulate expressed condolences to their families and said it stands ready to assist with the repatriation of their remains to India.