A fighter jet crashed in north-west India hitting a man riding a motorcycle, who miraculously survived. Loon Singh, 26, was riding to a village outside Barmer in Rajasthan to hand out invitations to his wedding when the incident took place. The plane, an Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet, crashed into a field just after 3pm, and a part of the jet landed on Mr Singh. Lucky escape: Loon Singh, 26, was riding his motorcycle outside Barmer, Rajasthan to hand out invitations to his wedding when a part of the MiG-27 fighter jet landed on him . Mr Singh suffered minor burns and a fractured hand, but no serious injuries, NDTV reports. The pilot of the MiG-27 ejected before the crash, the Indian Air Force have said. The jet had been on a routine flight from Jodhpur  to Uttarlai air base north of Barmer, and the Air Force have launched an inquiry into the crash. No harm done: The Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet crashed into a field, but as the pilot had catapulted himself to safety, there were no casualties . The MiG-27 is a ground-attack aircraft originally build and designed in the 1970s by the Soviet Union, but is now only used in India, Sri Lanka and Khazakhstan. In February 2010, India temporarily grounded its 150-strong fleet after a crash in  Siliguri, West Bengal. The Indian Air Force have said they plan to retire the MiG-27 by 2017.
MiG-27 crashed in western India and part of jet hit a motorcyclist .
Loon Singh was delivering his wedding invitations when he was hit .
He suffered burns and a fractured hand, but no serious injuries .
A fighter jet crashed in north-west India hitting a man riding a motorcycle, who miraculously survived. Loon Singh, 26, was riding to a village outside Barmer in Rajasthan to hand out invitations to his wedding when the incident took place. The plane, an Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet, crashed into a field just after 3pm, and a part of the jet landed on Mr Singh. Lucky escape: Loon Singh, 26, was riding his motorcycle outside Barmer, Rajasthan to hand out invitations to his wedding when a part of the MiG-27 fighter jet landed on him . Mr Singh suffered minor burns and a fractured hand, but no serious injuries, NDTV reports. The pilot of the MiG-27 ejected before the crash, the Indian Air Force have said. The jet had been on a routine flight from Jodhpur to Uttarlai air base north of Barmer, and the Air Force have launched an inquiry into the crash. No harm done: The Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet crashed into a field, but as the pilot had catapulted himself to safety, there were no casualties . The MiG-27 is a ground-attack aircraft originally build and designed in the 1970s by the Soviet Union, but is now only used in India, Sri Lanka and Khazakhstan. In February 2010, India temporarily grounded its 150-strong fleet after a crash in Siliguri, West Bengal. The Indian Air Force have said they plan to retire the MiG-27 by 2017.
A fighter jet crashed in north-west India hitting escape: Loon Singh, 26, was riding his motorcycle to his wedding when a part of the MiG-27 fighter and a fractured hand, but no serious injuries,