Pune, Oct 2 (PTI) Three persons were killed after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said.<\/p>\n
The helicopter, belonging to a Delhi-based private aviation firm, took off from the Oxford Golf Course helipad here and was heading to Juhu in Mumbai, an official said.<\/p>\n
Preliminary information suggested the deceased comprised two pilots and an engineer, as per officials.<\/p>\n
The incident took place at 6.45 am near a hilly terrain in Bavdhan area, which is close to the Oxford Golf Course, according to police.<\/p>\n
“Three persons have died in the helicopter crash. Our teams along with fire department vehicles have reached the spot,” Pimpri Chinchwad Commissioner of Police Vinaykumar Choubey said.<\/p>\n
After the crash, the chopper caught fire, police said.<\/p>\n
The cause of the crash was yet to be ascertained, they said.(PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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