Chennai. A 47-year-old man from Chennai died after two helicopters collided in mid-air in Nepal's Solukhumbu district on Tuesday. Police gave this information on Wednesday. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as B. Born in the form of Vasanthkumar. Police said that Vasanth Kumar, who had gone to Nepal as a tourist, was traveling in a helicopter of Fishtail Air on Tuesday morning, which collided with another helicopter of Air Dynasty.
Vasanth Kumar was traveling in Fishtail Air helicopter
According to Nepali authorities police, Vasantkumar had gone to visit Nepal. On Tuesday morning he was aboard a Fishtail Air helicopter. During this time it collided with another helicopter of Air Dynasty. The accident occurred while landing at the Feriche helipad located in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district.
Nepali authorities informed elderly parents
Vasanthakumar's elderly parents Balaraman Ramadu (80) and Parameshwari (74) were directly contacted in Chennai and informed about the incident. Heartbroken by this news, the family has decided to perform the last rites of Vasanthkumar in Chennai itself. Vasanthkumar is survived by his wife Anal Chauhan and son Vivaan. Anal is working as 'Test Manager' in a multinational company.
Action started at diplomatic level to bring the dead body to Chennai
Police said that action has started at the diplomatic level. Police said Indian authorities and the Tamil Nadu government are working with Nepalese authorities and the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu to quickly bring back Vasanthkumar's body.
Both helicopters took off from Lukla
According to a statement by Nepal Police, the two helicopters collided while landing at the Pheriche helipad located in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district on Tuesday. According to Nepalese police, both the helicopters took off from Lukla airport, considered the gateway to Mount Everest.
Two helicopters collided near Mount Everest
This accident occurred when two helicopters collided while trying to land near Everest in Nepal on Tuesday. According to the police, the horrific accident took place at Fereche in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality ward of Solukhumbu district. District police say that the incident occurred when helicopters of Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty collided while landing. This accident happened at 8:11 am local time.
According to the Solukhumbu District Police Office, the two helicopters operated by 'Fishtail Air' and 'Air Dynasty' collided at around 8.11 am local time. Police Inspector Mausam Tamang said that the deceased has been identified as Indian national Vasanth Kumar Balaramaramadu and was traveling in a Fishtail Air helicopter. He said that Indian origin Shailesh Krishna Patel (49), a resident of New Zealand, who was traveling in the same helicopter, was also injured.