NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Pressure helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Employees Common Bipin Rawat crashed close to Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor on Wednesday.
Here’s what we all know up to now …
* The IAF confirmed that CDS Rawat was on board. He was on his technique to ship a lecture on the Defence Employees School in Wellington. Officers stated 14 folks had been on board the chopper.
* The Mi-17V5 helicopter was on its manner from an Air Pressure base when it crashed close to Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
* The chopper crashed in a gorge near a small habitat in a tea property close to Kattery, round seven kilometers away from Coonoor.
* Official sources cited poor visibility on account of heavy fog because the possible purpose behind the crash.
* To date, seven our bodies have been recovered from the accident location.
* Based on stories, three individuals who had been critically injured had been taken to a hospital. Tv photos confirmed the helicopter in flames as native residents tried to douse it.
* Official sources in Delhi stated all of the injured folks on board the helicopter have been evacuated from the spot of the accident.
* There isn’t any readability but on the situation of CDS Rawat.
* Together with Common Rawat, his spouse Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder, Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitender Kumar, Naik Vivek Kumar, Naik B Sai Teja, Havaldar Satpal and pilots had been travelling within the chopper.
* The IAF has ordered an inquiry into the accident.
* At the least six ambulances with 12-member staff had been rushed to the accident location.
Watch Military chopper crashes close to Ooty with CDS Bipin Rawat on board, tri-services inquiry ordered
Here’s what we all know up to now …
* The IAF confirmed that CDS Rawat was on board. He was on his technique to ship a lecture on the Defence Employees School in Wellington. Officers stated 14 folks had been on board the chopper.
* The Mi-17V5 helicopter was on its manner from an Air Pressure base when it crashed close to Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
* The chopper crashed in a gorge near a small habitat in a tea property close to Kattery, round seven kilometers away from Coonoor.
* Official sources cited poor visibility on account of heavy fog because the possible purpose behind the crash.
* To date, seven our bodies have been recovered from the accident location.
* Based on stories, three individuals who had been critically injured had been taken to a hospital. Tv photos confirmed the helicopter in flames as native residents tried to douse it.
* Official sources in Delhi stated all of the injured folks on board the helicopter have been evacuated from the spot of the accident.
* There isn’t any readability but on the situation of CDS Rawat.
* Together with Common Rawat, his spouse Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder, Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitender Kumar, Naik Vivek Kumar, Naik B Sai Teja, Havaldar Satpal and pilots had been travelling within the chopper.
* The IAF has ordered an inquiry into the accident.
* At the least six ambulances with 12-member staff had been rushed to the accident location.
Watch Military chopper crashes close to Ooty with CDS Bipin Rawat on board, tri-services inquiry ordered