Indian national killed as two helicopters collide in Nepal's Solukhumbu
One passenger died and several others were injured when two helicopters collided during landing in the Solukhumbu district on Tuesday.
An Indian national was killed and another passenger was injured when two helicopters collided while landing in Nepal's Solukhumbu district on Tuesday, according to The Hindu.
The collision occurred at approximately 8.11 am local time at Pheriche in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality.
The two helicopters were operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty.
Police Inspector Mausam Tamang identified the deceased as 47-year-old Vasanth Kumar Balaramaramadu, an Indian national travelling on the Fishtail Air helicopter.
Balaramaramadu's body has been taken to a hospital in Lukla.
Shailesh Krishna Patel, a 49-year-old Indian origin resident of New Zealand who was also on the Fishtail Air helicopter, was injured in the accident.
Patel was airlifted to Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu by a Prabhu Helicopter.
Nepalese pilots Rabindra Prajapati of Fishtail Air and Prajwal KC of Dynasty Air were also injured and taken to Kathmandu for treatment.
The number of passengers on the two helicopters at the time of the collision has not yet been confirmed, and police are gathering further details.