Two pilots lost their lives when a Chhattisgarh State Helicopter crashed at Raipur’s Swami Vivekanand Airport tonight.
Airport authorities said that the chopper crashed while it was on a routine training sortie. Captain Gopal Krishna Panda and Captain A P Shrivastava succumbed to injuries following the crash. Initial indications suggest technical malfunction as the cause of the crash.
Director General Civil Aviation and the state government will conduct a detailed technical investigation to ascertain the exact cause, government sources said.
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Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has expressed deep anguish at the loss of lives and has ordered officials to provide immediate relief to the bereaved families.
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