ANIJAMMU: A pilot was killed after an advanced light helicopter (ALH) Dhruv of the Indian Army made a crash-landing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Monday, officials said.
The chopper, which was coming from Pathankot, was forced to make a crash-landing in an Army area in the Lakhanpur belt of the district, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kathua Shailendra Mishra told .
Two pilots of the helicopter were injured in the incident, he said, adding that they were rushed to a military base hospital.
One of them succumbed subsequently, an official said.
"Tragic news coming in. We have one pilot fatal casualty," a defence spokesperson, said.
Further details are awaited.
The chopper, which was coming from Pathankot, was forced to make a crash-landing in an Army area in the Lakhanpur belt of the district, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kathua Shailendra Mishra told .
Two pilots of the helicopter were injured in the incident, he said, adding that they were rushed to a military base hospital.
One of them succumbed subsequently, an official said.
"Tragic news coming in. We have one pilot fatal casualty," a defence spokesperson, said.
Further details are awaited.
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