Superintendent of Police Bhagirath Singh Jadeja informed about the accident. He told that the incident happened at 12.10 pm. The ICG’s ‘Advanced Light Helicopter’ (ALH) crashed while landing at Porbandar airport with three crew members on board, he said.
An Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashed while landing at Gujarat’s Porbandar airport on Sunday afternoon. In this accident, three crew members including two pilots died.
Superintendent of Police Bhagirath Singh Jadeja informed about the accident. He told that the incident happened at 12.10 pm. The ICG’s ‘Advanced Light Helicopter’ (ALH) crashed while landing at Porbandar airport with three crew members on board, he said. Jadeja said the three crew members were taken out by helicopter in a critical condition and taken to a hospital in Porbandar.
#WATCH | Porbandar, Gujarat: Porbandar SP Bhagirath Singh Jadeja says, “An Advanced Light Helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard crashed while it was landing at Porbandar airport. There were three crew members on board the helicopter who were rescued and rushed to hospital.… https://t.co/XyM9Hatola pic.twitter.com/zCxsAdsUfO
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Inspector Rajesh Rajesh Kanmiya of Kamla Bagh police station confirmed that all three crew members died in the hospital. Indian Coast Guard officials said the cause of the accident was under investigation. Let us tell you, two months ago also another Coast Guard helicopter had crashed in the sea.
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