Indian army helicopter makes 'hard landing,' technician dead

An Indian army helicopter made a "hard landing" in a remote part of Kashmir on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two pilots on board, the army said.

The domestically produced Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) reported a technical fault to air traffic control and made a precautionary landing on the banks of a river in the remote Kishtwar region, the army said.

An initial army statement said all three people had been injured and taken to hospital, but a later statement said the technician on board had died.

The injured pilots receive treatment at the site of the crash. Twitter photo

"Due to the undulating ground, undergrowth and unprepared landing area, the helicopter apparently made a hard landing," the army said, adding that a court of inquiry had been ordered.

There had been extensive checks on the ALH fleet after two crashes, media reported last month.

Reuters