One dead after two helicopters collide in Nepal

Two helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty collided while landing at Pheriche in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district on November 3, killing an Indian passenger and injuring others, according to police and local officials. The collision occurred at about 8:11 a.m. local time in the Everest region. Police Inspector Mausam Tamang identified the person killed as Vasanth Kumar Balaramaramadu, 47, an Indian national aboard the Fishtail Air helicopter. Police said the body was taken to a hospital in Lukla. Reports gave differing early counts of those injured. Police accounts initially described one injured passenger, while other reports also identified injuries to the pilots of both helicopters. A Fishtail Air passenger, Shailesh Krishna Patel, was reported injured and taken for treatment by a Prabhu Air helicopter. The pilots named in reports were Rabindra Prajapati of Fishtail Air and Prajwal KC of Air Dynasty. Authorities had not confirmed the full number of people aboard either aircraft or provided a complete account of injuries. The aircraft collided during landing at Pheriche, in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality. One report citing the district’s chief...