Uttarakhand: IAF Helicopter collides and catches fire during landing near Kedarnath temple; four people injured
Indian Air Force helicopter caught fire after collided with iron girder during landing near a helipad near Kedarnath Temple. The four persons, including the pilot.
As per the reports, IAF’s Mi-17 helicopter met with the accident after colliding with the iron girder and also caught fire.
#UPDATE Four people including the pilot suffered minor injuries after Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopter caught fire following collision with an iron girder while landing at helipad near Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand. (The helicopter is not of the Army as mentioned earlier) pic.twitter.com/l59bFVV4eP
— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2018
According to the officials, during the time of the incident, the helicopter was landing at the helipad near the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand.
IAF’s Mi-17 V5 is a Russian built medium-lift military transport chopper. In the incident, four persons were injured, including the pilot.
Stay tuned for more updates.
First published: 3 April 2018, 10:30 IST