The helicopter belonging to the Delhi-based Heritage Aviation, a private firm, took off from the Oxford County Golf Course helipad in Pune and was heading to Juhu in Mumbai when it crashed at 7.40 am, they said. The reason for the crash is yet to be ascertained
Pune: Two pilots and an engineer were killed after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said.
The helicopter belonging to the Delhi-based Heritage Aviation, a private firm, took off from the Oxford County Golf Course helipad here and was heading to Juhu in Mumbai when it crashed at 7.40 am, they said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Vishal Gaikwad said the helicopter, belonging to Heritage Aviation, took off from the helipad of Oxford County Golf Course and crashed near Bavdhan in the hilly terrain, killing two pilots and an engineer onboard the chopper.
An official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) also said the incident took place at 7.40 am and confirmed that the Agusta 109 helicopter which crashed belonged to the Heritage Aviation.
After the crash, the chopper caught fire, police said.
The incident took place near a hilly terrain in Bavdhan area, which is close to the gold course, according to police.
“Three persons have died in the helicopter crash. Our teams along with fire department vehicles have reached the spot,” Pimpri Chinchwad Commissioner of Police Vinaykumar Choubey said.
Two ambulances and four fire tenders arrived at the spot to conduct rescue operations shortly after the incident.
The incident took place around 6:45 am on Wednesday in hilly terrain in the Bavdhan area after the helicopter took off from a helipad located in the vicinity.
As per reports, the helicopter was carrying three people on board, including two pilots and one engineer.
The reason for the crash is yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited.
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