Nagpur (PTI): A transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) hit two pigs during landing at the runway of the city's international airport, killing them on the spot, sources said.

The incident occured on Wednesday night.

The airport ground staff found caracass of two pigs lying on the runway, apparently hit by a Russian made il-76 aircraft which was on a routine sortie, sources said.

The airport, whose new terminal building was inaugurated on April 14, had witnessed second such incident of encountering wild animals during last 20 days.

An indigo flight, which was about to take off from Nagpur, had experienced the same when a deer came on the runway from a thick bush behind, thereby endangering the lives of several passengers on the flight.

Though the airport has a boundary wall, it has a thick forest like growth of vegetation which was only serving as breeding ground for wild animals, sources added.