New Delhi: Three people were killed on the spot after their aircraft crashed into an overhead tank in Goundanapalya in South Bangalore.
The helicopter developed a snag six minutes after takeoff. It was on its way to Kochi. The plane hit the tank and crashed into a dry lake bed.
The helicopter was going to Kochi to pick up Joy Alukkas, chairman of the Joy Alukkas jewellery group, and take him to Thiruvanthapuram to attend a function when the mishap occurred, the group's media manager Balakrishna Periya said in Kochi.
According to police, while three people were killed on the spot after the chopper caught fire immediately after hitting the ground, the fourth succumbed to injuries on way to hospital.
The ill-fated chopper, reportedly belonging to Deccan Aviation, was on its way to Kochi, the sources said. Top police officials and fire tenders have rushed to the spot.
However, Deccan Aviation has not confirmed that the chopper belonged to them.
The occupants were identified as Mohd Bashir, K Shanmugam, Sunil Joseph and Santosh Kumar.
(With agency inputs)
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