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Helicopter crashes in India

A pilot was on Friday injured after a private helicopter he was flying crashed in India’s western state of Maharashtra, police said.

• May 3, 2024
Helicopter crash
Helicopter crash used to illustrate the story [Photo Credit: The Economic Times ]

A pilot was on Friday injured after a private helicopter he was flying crashed in India’s western state of Maharashtra, police said.

The PJ helicopter crashed while the pilot was attempting to land at a makeshift landing strip in Mahad of Raigad district.

This is about 170 km south of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra.

According to officials, the chopper was scheduled to pick up Sushma Andhare, a leader of the Shiv Sena political party.

Sushma was for a public rally in connection with the ongoing general elections in the South Asian country.

(Xinhua/NAN)

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