Indian air force helicopter crashes, killing all 7 on board
GAUHATI, India — An Indian air force Mi-17 helicopter crashed Friday in the country’s remote northeast bordering China, killing all seven crew members and passengers, an official said.
The police control room said the crash occurred on a routine flight in mountainous Tawang area in Arunachal Pradesh state.
The wreckage of the helicopter has been sighted and the police and the army teams have rushed to the mountainous area, a defence ministry official said.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known. The air force helicopter took off from an army helipad in the area.