One foreign national was killed and another injured after two helicopters collided while landing at in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district on Tuesday morning.
The cause of the accident in the Himalayan settlement of Pheriche is not yet known. The helicopters, operated by Air Dynasty and Fishtail Air, collided at around 8:11 am, according to the District Police Office, as reported by The Kathmandu Post . The incident took place at Pheriche in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality.
Police said they were gathering further details and investigating the incident. The injured passenger was airlifted to Lukla aboard a Prabhu Air helicopter for initial treatment, police said. “One foreigner is dead on the spot, and another injured person has been taken to the hospital,” Nabin Raja Budhathoki, in charge of Solukhumbu District Police, told AFP .
One passenger was injured in the accident, he added.
The identity of the deceased foreign national is yet to be established, inspector Mausam Tamang, the office’s information officer, said.
