Pilot injured as helicopter crashes in Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, the pilot of a helicopter was injured after it tilted during landing in Raigad district on Friday, May 3, 2024, a police official said.The chopper was scheduled to pick Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare for a public rally in connection with the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, he said.The helicopter got tilted when the pilot tried to land on a makeshift helipad at Mahad around 9.30 am, he said. The pilot of the chopper managed to jump off the ill-fated chopper and survived, but the white-and-blue hired rotary-winger was badly damaged in the crash that occurred at Mahad town in Raigad.Police and rescue teams rushed to the spot to probe the incident while Andhare -- who was scheduled to fly by the same chopper -- proceeded in a car for her scheduled election meetings in different parts of the district.