Last moments of CDS Bipin Rawat's chopper crash captured in video | WATCH
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An Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others crashed on Wednesday. Here's a video showing the final moments of the Mi-17 chopper before it crashed in Coonoor of Tamil Nadu.
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel lost their lives when an Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in Coonoor of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Locals, who were the first to rush to the crash site, recalled the tragic moment. #WATCH | Final moments of Mi-17 chopper carrying CDS Bipin Rawat and 13 others before it crashed near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu yesterday(Video Source: Locals present near accident spot) pic.twitter.com/jzdf0lGU5L
An eyewitness said, "I first heard a loud noise. When I came outside to see what had happened, I saw the helicopter crash into a tree. There was a huge fireball and then it crashed into another tree. I saw two-three people coming out of the helicopter, they were completely burnt and started falling."