Lucknow: An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crashed yesterday in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, killing all seven people on board, police said.
The helicopter, which was flying from Bareilly to Allahabad, allegedly sent a distress call shortly before 5pm when it was about 40km north of Lucknow. After that, it lost contact with Air Traffic Controllers in Lucknow.
Sub Divisional Magistrate at Sidhauli, A K Srivastava said that the chopper was engulfed in fire as it crashed in Manipurwa in Ataria area.
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