Three army officers die in chopper crash in West Bengal 

While three officers died on the spot, a JCO was evacuated and admitted to a hospital in a critical  condition.
Image used for representational purpose
Image used for representational purpose

KOLKATA: Three army officers were killed and a junior commissioned officer was critically injured today when a Cheetah helicopter crashed at Sukna Military Camp in West Bengal.

Army officials said the chopper crashed around 11.45 AM when it was returning to the camp's helipad at Sukna, near Siliguri, from a routine mission.

While three officers died on the spot, a JCO was evacuated and admitted to a hospital in a critical  condition.

The army's 33 Corps is based at Sukna and all aircraft of the Army are run by Army Aviation Corps.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

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