Watch: Army helicopter carrying senior Defence officials crashes in Tamil Nadu

The chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed, they said.

Coimbatore: An Army helicopter carrying about 3-4 senior officials including ‘top’ officers crashed near Coonoor in the nearby hilly Nilgiris district on Wednesday, police sources said.

The chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed, they said.

The mishap happened at Nanjappanchathiram area amid heavy mist and early visuals showed the helicopter in flames. There was no immediate information on possible casualty or injuries.

#Breaking #Breaking Visuals from helicopter crash. Sources said General Bipin Rawat CDS were onboard.

Indian army helicopter with senior defence official crashes in #Coonoor of #TamilNadu #HelicopterCrash pic.twitter.com/btsY4zGL1P

— Bhoopendra Singh 🇮🇳 (@bhoopendrasing5) December 8, 2021

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