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6 hurt after chopper crash-lands in Kedarnath

September 23, 2019 17:57 IST

IMAGE: People look at the damaged tail end of a private helicopter while making an emergency landing at Kedarnath helipad soon after take-off. Photograph: PTI Photo

Six passengers were injured after UTair India helicopter crash-landed during take-off at the Kedarnath helipad.

 

The helicopter was taking off from Kedarnath when its rear part hit the ground.

The National Disaster Response Force, Kedarnath, said that the pilot and all the six passengers were evacuated.

The helicopter, it said, crash-landed "due to a technical fault".

Source: ANI