3 Killed After Helicopter Crashes In Hilly Area Near Pune

Three persons have died after a helicopter crashed at Bavdhan near Pune shortly after take-off this morning. It is not known if it was a government or a private chopper. Two pilots and an engineer were onboard the helicopter.

Police in Pune's Pimpri Chinchwad said the helicopter crashed in a hilly area around 6.45 am today. "A helicopter crashed in Bavdhan area of Pune district. According to primary information, two persons are feared dead. It is yet to be ascertained whose helicopter it was," Senior Inspector Kanhaiya Thorat said, news agency PTI reported.

Local media reports said the helicopter had taken off from Oxford Golf Club's helipad and dense fog in the area may have led to the crash. A rescue operation is underway.