According to local authorities, the helicopter went down while landing on a field in Khotang district at around 11:51 am. Officials said the aircraft crashed onto farmland during the final phase of landing
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A helicopter operated by Air Dynasty crashed while attempting to land in eastern Nepal’s Khotang district on Wednesday, leaving one passenger injured, officials said, reported news agency ANI.
The aircraft was carrying five passengers and had flown in from Kathmandu when the incident occurred.
Crash during landing in farmland
According to local authorities, the helicopter went down while landing on a field in Khotang district at around 11:51 am. Officials said the aircraft crashed onto farmland during the final phase of landing, reported ANI.
Rekha Kandel, Chief District Officer of Khotang, confirmed that the helicopter was transporting a dead body at the time of the incident, reported ANI.
One injured, others safe
Authorities said one passenger sustained injuries in the crash, while the pilot and other passengers escaped unharmed, reported ANI.
The injured individual is being attended to, and a rescue helicopter has been dispatched to the site to assist with evacuation.
Rescue operation launched
The helicopter company said another aircraft, bearing registration number 9N-ANA, has been sent to carry out rescue operations and transport the injured passenger for further medical care, reported ANI.
Emergency response teams are coordinating efforts at the crash site.
Possible cause linked to weather conditions
As per the preliminary investigation, the helicopter might have crashed due to high winds or the dust accumulated during landing, reported ANI.
Delhi: Truck driver killed after crashing into divider while fleeing accident site
In another case, a 32-year-old truck driver was killed after his vehicle crashed into a road divider and overturned in the Okhla Industrial Area in southeast Delhi while he was allegedly trying to flee after hitting a motorcycle at another location, police said on Monday, reported PTI.
The incident took place around 1 am on Monday near the SIS Prosegur building in the Okhla Industrial Area.
Acting on a PCR call about the accident, a team reached the spot and found that a truck had overturned after ramming into a road divider near the Okhla underpass," a senior police officer said, reported PTI.
A man was found lying unconscious near the vehicle, who was rushed to the AIIMS trauma centre, where doctors declared him dead, the officer said.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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