Arunachal Pradesh helicopter crash: 17 killed on board
Tawang District Commissioner G Padu informed that 17 people were "presumed dead" and six people were rescued.
Sources
informed
that
the
helicopter
had
started
from
Guwahati
and
crashed
near
hilltop
in
Tawang
town
falling
from
a
height
of
15
metre
into
the
gorge,
Pawan
Hans.
Rescue
operation
continues,
sources
reported.
5:00
PM
5 killed, 9 injured in helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh
On Tuesday, Apr 19, a civilian helicopter crashed at around 12:40 PM at the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Five people have been killed and more than nine people were injured in the accident. There were 23 people on board. (Watch Video)
In
Nov
2010,
12
defence
personnel
were
killed
on
board
when
an
Indian
Air
Force
(IAF)
MI-17
helicopter
crashed
at
Bomdir
near
Tawang.
3:45
PM
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