Indian air force helicopter crash kills 7 on board

 

LUCKNOW: An Indian flying corps helicopter slammed yesterday in northern India, killing each of the 7 individuals ready for, two pilots, the military said.

The helicopter issued a "May Day" cancel not long after in the wake of taking and contact was lost with it on radar and radio, an aviation based armed forces proclamation said.

The accident happened close Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state. The reason for the mischance was not promptly known.

Cop Rajesh Krishna said the helicopter slammed in a field. The military proclamation said there was no reported harm on the ground. Witnesses said a flame immersed the helicopter as it hit the ground.

India has turned into the world's greatest arms merchant as it pushes to modernize its military and supplant its old Soviet-time weapons. The buys were additionally prodded by accidents of just about 55 for every penny of its cutting edge Mig armada gained from the previous Soviet Union.

The legislature said the mishaps were brought on by both human mistake and specialized imperfections.