A major accident has happened at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. A government helicopter crashed on the runway of the airport around 9 pm on Thursday. According to the information received by India Today / Aaj Tak, both the pilots in the helicopter have died in the accident. Their names have been given as Captain Gopal Krishna Panda and Captain AP Srivastava.
Government Plane crash Source: Twitter
There was chaos at the airport after the crash. The cause of
the accident was not clear till the time of writing this news. Meanwhile,
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has expressed grief by tweeting on this
accident.
Accident
during testing
According to the report of Ravish Pal Singh associated with
Aaj Tak, the state helicopter was completely destroyed in the crash. It has
been told that the accident happened during testing. When both the pilots were
practicing to land the helicopter, then it caught fire and crashed landing.
Till now no detailed statement has been issued by the police regarding this. At
the same time, the DGCA and the state government have ordered an inquiry into
the accident.
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At present, a team has reached the spot and the situation is
being taken stock. In the pictures that have come out from the spot, it can be
clearly seen that the helicopter has been completely destroyed. A part of his
wing fell away. According to the news, the landing was so dangerous that one
pilot died on the spot. An attempt was made to take the other to the hospital
immediately, but he too could not be saved. In an attempt to save their lives,
both were taken to Ramakrishna Hospital. But the hospital has also confirmed
that both the pilots have died in the accident.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has also
expressed grief by tweeting about the accident. He wrote,
अभी रायपुर में एयरपोर्ट पर स्टेट हेलीकॉप्टर के क्रैश होने की दुखद सूचना मिली.
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) May 12, 2022
इस दुखद हादसे में हमारे दोनों पायलट कैप्टन पंडा और कैप्टन श्रीवास्तव का दुखद निधन हो गया है।
इस दुःख की घड़ी में ईश्वर उनके परिवारजनों को संबल एवं दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे।
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