According to an Indian Army official, Lt Col Saurabh Yadav, one of the seriously injured pilots, succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The second pilot is undergoing treatment.
Army Helicopter Crashes: A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army met with an accident on Wednesday near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. One pilot was martyred in the accident, while the other is undergoing treatment. An officer of the Indian Army has confirmed this.
It is being told that the incident took place around 10 am. After the accident, both the pilots on board the helicopter were taken to the nearest military hospital, where Lt Col Saurabh Yadav, who was seriously injured, succumbed to his injuries.
An Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed today near Tawang area in Arunachal Pradesh. One pilot has lost his life in the accident: Army Officials pic.twitter.com/5BErWZzRIH
— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2022
According to an official statement from the Army, it is with regret that we inform that one of the pilots, Lt Col Saurabh Yadav, who was seriously injured, succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The second pilot is undergoing treatment. As of now, no information has been received regarding the cause of the accident.
Last year the country’s first CDS was martyred
Let us inform that in December 2021, the country’s first CDS General Bipin Rawat was also martyred in a helicopter crash. Recently retired Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan has been made the new Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of the country.
