Kathmandu. A foreign tourist was killed and another injured when two helicopters collided while landing at Feruche in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-4 of Solukhumbu district.
According to Police Inspector Mausam Tamang of District Police Office, Solukhumbu, the helicopters of Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air collided while landing at 8:11 am on Tuesday.
Indian national Basant Kumar Balaramamadu died in the accident, Tamang told Nepal News Bank. Shailesh Krishna Patel, who was injured in the accident, was rescued by Prabhu Helicopter and taken to Medicity Hospital in Litipur, he said. According to the police, Patel holds an Indian passport and is a citizen of New Zealand.
The body of the deceased has been brought to a hospital in Lukla, police said. The pilots of the helicopter involved in the crash are safe, said Police Inspector Tamang.
The details of how many passengers were on board the two helicopters at the time of the accident are yet to be ascertained, police said. Police said that more details about the incident are being collected.
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