Kathmandu, November 3
The person killed when two helicopters collided at Pheriche helipad in Solukhumbu has been identified as a 47-year-old Indian national from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
According to Police Inspector Mausam Tamang of the Solukhumbu District Police Office, the deceased was identified as Vasanthkumar Balaramadu.
The injured person has been identified as 49-year-old Celius Kumar Patel, a New Zealand citizen of Indian origin, Tamang said.
The accident occurred on Tuesday morning when helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air collided while landing at Pheriche helipad.
Gyanendra Bhul, information officer at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, said the helicopters’ rotor blades struck each other during landing.
Patel was airlifted to Nepal Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur for treatment.
