Uttarkashi Chopper Crash: Police, army forces and disaster management teams have been dispatched to the location.
Four tourists were killed and two were injured after a chopper crashed in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on Thursday. There were five to six passengers on board the helicopter.
It is being reported that the helicopter crashed near the Bhagirathi River, below the Nag Temple, ahead of Gangani. The District Magistrate of Uttarkashi has left for the site. The helicopter, filled with passengers, had departed from Dehradun for the Harsil helipad.
Police, army forces and disaster management teams have been dispatched to the location.
The incident reportedly occurred around 9 a.m. The chopper is said to belong to a private company.
(With inputs from Nitin Chauhan)
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