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Nuwakot chopper crash update: Five dead

KathmanduPati August 07, 2024

KATHMANDU – Five people died when a helicopter belonging to the Air Dynasty crashed in Shivapuri area of Nuwakot district today noon.

Among the deceased, four are men while one is a female, according to the police Superintendent of Police (SP) Shantiraj Koirala of the District Police Office, Nuwakot, said that the helicopter met with an accident at Suryachaur area of Shivapuri Forest.

“Some security personnel and locals have already reached the crash site. They are dousing the fire caught by the helicopter at present,” informed SP Koirala. More details on the accident are awaited, he said.