Army chopper makes emergency landing
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Hoshiarpur
Dec 24, 2013 09:25 PM IST
A helicopter of the Indian army made an emergency landing in Garhshankar subdivision of the district on Tuesday afternoon due to a technical snag. The two crew members escaped unhurt.
A helicopter of the Indian army made an emergency landing in Garhshankar subdivision of the district on Tuesday afternoon due to a technical snag. The two crew members escaped unhurt.
Around 3.30pm, the chopper of the 11 Corps, Jalandhar, landed in a school ground at Fatehpur Khurd village, triggering panic among villagers. On being alerted, another chopper with a technical team from Jalandhar arrived and corrected the glitch, after which both choppers took off.
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Local police officials also rushed to the spot. The army declined to give details of the incident.
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