Kathmandu: A foreign national was killed and another person injured after two helicopters collided at a helipad in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district on Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred at around 8.15 am at the Pheriche helipad when the rotor blades of helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air reportedly struck each other during landing.
The injured person was airlifted to Lukla in a Prabhu Air helicopter and given initial medical treatment.
Helicopter services are widely used in the Mount Everest region to transport tourists and carry out rescue operations.
