2 pilots, engineer killed as private helicopter crashes in India's Maharashtra
2/10/2024 17:34
Two pilots and an engineer were killed Wednesday after a helicopter belonging to a private firm crashed and caught fire in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police said.
The helicopter belonging to the Delhi-based Heritage Aviation crashed in Bavdhan of Pune district, about 147 km southeast of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra.
"Today morning, a helicopter from a private firm took off from the Oxford County Golf Course helipad in Pune. However, it crashed and caught fire near a hilly terrain in Bavdhan area," a police official said. "Three people --two pilots and an engineer -- onboard were killed in the helicopter crash."
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