Video: Nepal helicopter's tail crashes into rotor of another chopper, both crash

One Indian national was killed and another person of Indian origin was injured after two helicopters collided while attempting to land at a helipad in Nepal's Solukhumbu district on Tuesday morning. The incident took place around 250 km from Kathmandu.

The deceased has been identified as 47-year-old Vasant Kumar Balara Madu, while the injured person is 53-year-old Shailesh Kishan Patel, a New Zealand citizen of Indian origin.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the rotor blades of the two helicopters struck each other as the aircraft approached the Pheriche helipad for landing. The helicopters were operated by Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air.

CCTV footage of the incident has emerged, showing the two helicopters coming dangerously close to each other before their rotor blades collided.

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