Kochi, Apr 11 (UNI) A private helicopter carrying seven people, including UAE-based Malayali businessman MA Yusuf Ali and his wife, crash-landed on a marshy land near Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) campus in Panangad here on Sunday.
"All the seven were shifted to Lakeshore hospital here and they are safe.
They are being kept under observation," sources said.
Lulu Group Chairman Yusuf Ali, his wife, three staff members of his company and two crew members were in the helicopter.
The incident occurred at around 0830 hrs amidst mild rainfall.
The chopper owned by Lulu Group crash-landed due to some technical snag, sources said.
A major accident was averted after the helicopter crash-landed on a marshy land, according to the locals.
Mr Yusuf Ali and others were on their way to see a relative, who was admitted in Lakeshore Hospital.
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