00:04An Indian national was killed while two others were injured after two helicopters collided while preparing to land near Mount
00:12Everest in Nepal on Tuesday.
00:14The victim was identified as Vasant Kumar Balaramudu, while the injured include a New Zealand passenger and a Nepali pilot.
00:22The crash occurred at Feriche village when a fishtail air helicopter carrying rescued trekkers crashed alongside a dynasty air cargo
00:32chopper.
00:32The exact cause of the collision is yet to be ascertained.
00:37Nepal's civil aviation authority said preliminary reports suggest miscommunication between the pilots as the area is outside the coverage of
00:46Lukla airport's air traffic control tower and pilots have to communicate with each other.
00:50The New Zealand national was transported to Kathmandu for medical treatment while the pilot was treated locally.
00:58The incident occurred during the peak trekking season and follows previous helicopter crashes in the Everest region in recent years.
