A helicopter crashed in Papua of eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing the pilot and injuring three others, senior local police officer said.
The accident occurred just after the copper landed on a gold mining compound in Degeuwo district, Deputy Police chief of Papua Brigadier General Rudolf Albert Roja said.
"Suddenly, winds blew strongly and hit the copper. The copper felt into a ravine, killing the pilot," he told Xinhua
"One passenger was badly injured on his chest and now are being intensively treated in a hospital in Nabire, and the two other passengers sustained minor wounds,
GMT 09:15 2017 Tuesday ,01 August
Indonesia to deport 153 Chinese for $450 million scamGMT 06:40 2017 Monday ,03 July
Eight people die in helicopter crashGMT 11:16 2017 Friday ,02 June
Aircraft with 146 passengers overshoots runway in IndonesiaGMT 03:23 2017 Saturday ,04 March
4 killed, thousands displaced as landslides, floods hit Indonesia's West SumatraGMT 19:20 2017 Friday ,10 February
Indonesia disaster agency says 12 killed in Bali landslidesMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor