Pune: A private helicopter, flying from Mumbai to Hyderabad, crashed in Pune’s Paud village on Saturday, reported PTI.
All four persons on board the copter, owned by Global Vectra, suffered injuries but survived the crash.
The pilot of the copter has been shifted to a hospital, while the condition of the other three persons is stable, informed Pune Rural Police SP Pankaj Deshmukh.
Maharashtra | A private helicopter crashed near Paud village in Pune district. The helicopter belongs to a private aviation company. It was going from Mumbai to Hyderabad. Among the 4 people who were in the Helicopter, the captain sustained injuries and is hospitalised. The rest… https://t.co/Z2MkvvXi91 pic.twitter.com/kF5qg7HOV2
— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2024
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will conduct an inquiry to ascertain what led to the mishap.
Earlier this month, a helicopter crashed in the mountains in Nepal, not far from Kathmandu. Four men and a women on board were killed in the mishap.
