The helicopter carrying the dead body from Kathmandu crashed
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Media Baaji
- Wed, 18 March 2026
Kathmandu. A helicopter has crashed in Kepilasgarhi Rural Municipality 2 of Khotang. Chief District Officer Rekha Kandel informed that the Air Daneshti Nine N (AFQ) helicopter carrying dead bodies brought from Britain to Khotang met with an accident at 11:51 in the morning.
According to him, there was no human loss in the accident. However, there were 5 people on the helicopter including the pilot. One passenger was injured in the leg. The injured was immediately rescued and taken to a nearby health facility and his condition is said to be normal.
Khotang district administration office said further investigation is being done on the cause of the accident. It has been informed that another helicopter has been sent from Kathmandu for rescue operations.
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