An Army chopper, with Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat on board, crashed in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor on Wednesday. According to media reports, 5 are reportedly killed in the accident. Three others have been seriously injured. The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife were on board and their condition is yet to be known. The chopper was on its way from the sulur IAF base to the defence services college (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is understood to have briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the crash. Emergency teams have arrived on the spot. Three members found seriously injured and have been taken to the hospital. Indian Airforce in a statement said that an enquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
