MI 17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashes while landing in Kedarnath
On Tuesday morning, the air force’s helicopter MI-17 crashed during landing. Fortunately, there is no casualties in this incident, while the pilot’s foot was hurt. There were two pilots and four crew members in the helicopter. Helicopter went to Kedarnath with the material of reconstruction.
The incident occurred at about eight a.m. on Tuesday morning. The MI-17 helicopter of the Air Force left for Kedarnath with the construction material of the Irrigation Department from Guptkashi. On reaching Kedarnath, helicopter was landing on the helipad behind the Kedarnath temple.
Meanwhile, helicopters went out of control and went to the ground. After the accident, the smoke started coming out from the helicopter. Along with the workers around the helipad in Kedarnath, the police team reached the spot and pulled out all the six members from inside the helicopter. In this incident, the helicopter pilot has received minor injuries in the foot, while the other five have received minor injuries.
