Six killed, eight injured as chartered helicopter crashes in North Waziristan

A representational image of a helicopter. —Reuters/ File
A representational picture of a helicopter. —Reuters/ File

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Not less than six folks had been killed and eight others critically wounded as a chartered helicopter crashed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Saturday.

The copter belonged to the Mari Petroleum Firm, a public restricted firm.

The corporate’s spokesperson stated no less than 14 folks, together with three overseas pilots, had been flying within the chartered DMI-8 helicopter.

The incident, as per the official, occurred due to technical errors close to an oil subject, the spokesperson added.

Sources instructed Geo Information the three pilots hailed from Russia.


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