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Jammu: Two pilots were injured when an Army helicopter crashed in the dense forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday. Officials gave this information.
“Today, during a training flight in the Patnitop area, a Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashed in the Shiv Garh Dhar area of the district,” a Jammu-based defense spokesperson said.
He said two pilots were injured in the incident and were taken to hospital. “Further updates follow,” the spokesperson said.
The incident reportedly took place between 10.30 am and 10.45 am, officials said, adding that the helicopter belonged to the Army Aviation Corps.
“The army will issue a statement,” a defense spokesman for the Northern Command said.
A top district official said the police team has been sent to a remote area and it will take some time for them to reach there.
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