Coimbatore: An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter was crashed near Coonoor in the hilly Nilgiris district on Wednesday. CDS Bipin Rawat and his wife were on board. The footages from the crash site are out.
The IAF Mi-17V5 chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed.
The mishap happened at Nanjappanchathiram area amid the heavy mist. IAF has ordered a probe "to ascertain the cause of the accident."
Four bodies were recovered from the crash site. Ther are yet to be identified. Three of the injured persons were rushed to the hospital.
Accoding to reports, eleven people died in the mishap.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to brief Parliament soon on the helicopter accident at Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. Singh briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Read more: Rajnath Singh to brief Parliament on chopper crash at Coonoor
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Published: 08 Dec 2021, 03:15 am IST
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