Indian tourist killed as two helicopters collide in Solukhumbu
Summary
An Indian tourist was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing at Pheriche in Solukhumbu district. The injured passenger and the pilots were taken to Kathmandu for treatment as police investigated the incident.
Key Points
- Two helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty collided while landing at Pheriche in Solukhumbu on Tuesday morning.
- An Indian tourist, Vasanth Kumar Balaramaramadu, was killed in the crash.
- A New Zealand citizen of Indian origin, Shailesh Krishna Patel, was injured and airlifted to Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu.
- Both pilots sustained minor injuries, and police were gathering further details of the incident.
