Defence Chief Bipin Rawat's Chopper Crashed 10 km From Nearest Road
NDTV
There were 12 others in a Russian-made Mi-17 chopper that "met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu", Air Force said.
A helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat crashed this morning. There were 14 people on board. The government has not yet commented on the condition of General Rawat, whose wife was travelling with him.
There were 12 others in a Russian-made Mi-17 chopper that "met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu", Air Force said. At 4.14 pm, Tamil Nadu government officials said that five of the passengers were found dead, two were hospitalized with severe burns, and the remaining had yet to be found.
They refused to comment on General Rawat, saying the Defence Ministry will share more details on him.
"Some of the injured have been taken to the hospital," a fire department official in Coonoor told news agency AFP.
