Three people have been confirmed dead after a medical transport helicopter crash off southwestern Japan on Sunday, Kyodo News reported, citing the coast guard.
Brigadier Lidder lost his life in a helicopter crash in December 2021, along with former Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills.
A deadly collision between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport resulted in the deaths of at least 18 people, with no survivors found. Rescue operations are ongoing.
A commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport, with at least two bodies found in the Potomac River. Emergency operations are ongoing as officials search for more victims.
According to officials, the incident occurred at around 12.15 pm on Sunday when the ICG ALH MK-III helicopter, on a routine training sortie, crashed while landing at Porbandar airport.
The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Arab Republic of Egypt over the crash of an Egyptian Air Force helicopter during a training exercise, which resulted in the martyrdom of two officers.
Speaking to ANI, DCP Gaikwad said, "Today, a private helicopter of Heritage Aviation took off from Oxford Helipad Bavdhan. We received information about its crash immediately after it took off at 7.30 am today. Two pilots and one engineer onboard died in the crash."
"After arriving at the spot, we saw that the chopper had crashed and all its parts had scattered. There was a smouldering fire. We were able to extract 3 casualties and these were handed over to the police. Initially, we got the information that it was the chopper of some Heritage Aviatio
Commissioner of Police (CP) of Pimpri Chinchwad confirmed the news and said, "3 people died in the incident. Senior officials of Pimpri Chinchwad Police are on the spot."
A chartered Mi-8 helicopter belonging to Mari Petroleum crashed in North Waziristan on Saturday, killing six and injuring ten others. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff due to a technical fault, with initial investigations showing no signs of sabotage. The Bureau of Safety Investigatio