Solukhumbu, Nov 3: The identities of three people who were injured, including the Indian national who died, when two helicopters collided at Pheruche, Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality-4 in Solukhumbu, have been ascertained.
The Solukhumbu District Police Office said that 47-year-old Vasantkumar Balaramudu from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, died in the helicopter mishap. The deceased’s body has been brought to Lukla via a helicopter from Prabhu Air.
Injured Fishtail Air pilot Ravindra Prajapati, Dynasty Air pilot Prajal KC, and 49-year-old New Zealand citizen of Indian origin Seliskisson Patel were rescued by a Prabhu Air helicopter and taken to Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur for treatment, said Police Inspector Mausam Tamang, the Information Officer at the Solukhumbu District Police Office.
There were three people on board the Fishtail Air chopper, including crew members, when the helicopters collided. Police said that early this morning, around 8:10, the helicopters of Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air collided with each other while landing at the Pheruche helipad, causing the accident.
