Army ALH with corps commander aboard crashes in Ladakh, all safe

Agencies

Leh: An Indian Army helicopter crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh on Tuesday but all its crew and passengers which included the Leh Corps commander and a division commander are safe, army officials said.

All crew members and passengers are safe

The chopper, an Advanced Light Helicopter of the Indian Army, crashed at Tsogstalu Helipad in eastern Ladakh on Tuesday afternoon. It had on board 14 Corps commander Lt Gen SK Upadhyay and 3 Div commander Maj Gen Savneet Singh.

“All crew members and passengers are safe,” an army official said.

Further details area awaited.