News Desk :
An Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, was on board the chopper. Four people have been confirmed dead in the incident.
Three people have been rescued so far while a search is on for the others. There were fourteen people on board, according to sources.
The three who have been rescued suffered serious injuries and have been taken to the hospital at Wellington cantonment in Nilgiris district.
CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife, defence assistant, security commandos and an IAF pilot were on board the Mi-series chopper when it crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu, ANI news agency reported. CDS Bipin Rawat was on his way to Defence Staff College in Wellington from the Indian Air Force base in Sulur near Coimbatore, as per sources. He left Delhi for Sulur earlier on Wednesday.
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