Uttarakhand: Six killed as helicopter crashes near Joshimath

What happened: A civil helicopter operated by Trans Bharat Aviation crashed in the Hathi Parvat area of Chamoli district on Friday while flying from Shri Badrinath Dham to the Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun. Six people were killed. Key numbers: Six on board, five passengers and a pilot. Why it matters: The crash occurred on a day the India Meteorological Department had issued an orange alert for Chamoli, forecasting isolated thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms and gusty winds, with light rain and snowfall likely along the Badrinath-Joshimath sector.

A civil helicopter operated by Trans Bharat Aviation crashed in the Hathi Parvat area of Chamoli district on Friday while flying from Shri Badrinath Dham to the Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun. Six people were killed.

The crash occurred on a day the India Meteorological Department had issued an orange alert for Chamoli, forecasting isolated thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms and gusty winds, with light rain and snowfall likely along the Badrinath-Joshimath sector.