An Army pilot died on Wednesday after his Cheetah helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district during a routine sortie.
The pilot succumbed to his injuries at a military hospital, the defence public relations officer in Tezpur said in a statement. Another pilot has sustained critical injuries and is undergoing treatment, the officer said.
The cause of the crash is not known yet, according to the official.
Further details are awaited.
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