- Wednesday, October 02, 2024
The Agusta 109 helicopter took off from the Oxford County Golf Course helipad in Pune for Juhu in Mumbai, but crashed and caught fire shortly after take-off
By: Shajil Kumar
TWO pilots and an engineer died after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said.
The Agusta 109 helicopter belongs to the Delhi-based Heritage Aviation, a private firm, and it crashed shortly after take-off.
The helicopter took off from the Oxford County Golf Course helipad in Pune for Juhu in Mumbai, but crashed and caught fire at 7.40 am, they said.
The incident took place in the nearby hilly terrain in Bavdhan area, according to police.
“Three people 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.
“The deceased have been identified as Girish Kumar, Pritam Singh Bhardwaj and Paramjeet Singh,” Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s fire officer Anil Dimle said.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the accident was caused by fog. (PTI)
