At least 7 dead in India helicopter crash as chopper carrying pilgrims goes down days after Air India disaster
CHOPPER HORROR At least 7 dead in India helicopter crash as chopper carrying pilgrims goes down days after Air India disaster
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SEVEN people including a toddler have died after a helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims from a shrine crashed in the Himalayas.
The horror accident in India's northern state of Uttarakhand comes just three days after the deadly Air India disaster in Ahmedabad, which killed at least 279 people.
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Seven people have died after a helicopter crash in India
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Smoke billows at the site of a chopper crash in the Gaurikund area of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India
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The chopper reportedly crashed within just minutes of taking off, during what was supposed to be a 10-minute flight.
The pilot and all six passengers were killed after the helicopter went down during a flight from Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand state, according to local authorities.
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