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One killed after helicopters collide in Nepal

One killed after helicopters collide in Nepal

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A 47‑year‑old Indian national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing on Tuesday in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district, near Mt Everest. Police said the rotor blades of the two aircraft struck each other during the landing manoeuvre. Indian authorities are working in close coordination with Nepali officials for the early repatriation of the deceased’s remains.

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  • left · 7 outlets

    A 47-year-old Indian passenger died and three others were injured when helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty collided at Pheriche in Solukhumbu district

    — The Federal

  • center · 13 outlets

    Kathmandu, Nov 3: The foreign national killed in a helicopter collision in Nepal on Tuesday has been identified as an Indian, officials said. One person was killed and another injured when two helicopters collided in the mountainous Solukhumbu district of eastern Nepal on Tuesday morning. Deputy…

    — The Shillong Times

  • right · 7 outlets

    Two helicopters collided in Nepal's Solukhumbu district, leaving one Indian national killed and another passenger injured. The incident happened during a landing at Pheriche in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district on Tuesday morning.

    — India TV

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KATHMANDU: Two helicopters collided and crashed while attempting to land in Nepal's Everest region on Tuesday, killing a foreign national and injuring another person, police told AFP. Small helicopters are widely used in the Himalayan nation to transport tourists, climbers and supplies, as well as…

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One killed after helicopters collide in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Two helicopters collided and crashed while attempting to land in Nepal's Everest region on Tuesday, killing a foreign national and injuring another person, police told AFP. Small helicopters are widely used in the Himalayan nation to transport tourists, climbers and supplies, as well as…

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India condoles death of Indian national in Nepal helicopter collision, assures early repatriation of mortal remains

New Delhi , November 3 : India on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of an Indian national in a mid-air collision involving two helicopters during their landing sequence in Nepal's Solukhumbu district and assured that efforts were being made for the early repatriation of the mortal…

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