Coimbatore: An Army helicopter carrying about 3-4 senior officials including ‘top’ officers crashed near Coonoor in the nearby hilly Nilgiris district on Wednesday, police sources said.
The chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed, they said.
Official sources said all the injured people on board the Mi-17V5 helicopter have been evacuated from the spot of the accident.
The Chief of Defence Staff was on his way to the Defence Staff College in Wellington.
There is no immediate information on the condition of Gen Rawat.
The IAF said a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident.
The Indian Air Force tweeted, “An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.”
The mishap happened at Nanjappanchathiram area amid heavy mist and early visuals showed the helicopter in flames. There was no immediate information on possible casualty or injuries.
