Kathmandu, 03 November (H.S.): A foreign national was killed and another person injured after two helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty collided while attempting to land at the Pheriche helipad in Nepal’s Solukhumbu district on Tuesday.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the accident occurred when the rotor blades of the two helicopters struck each other during the landing manoeuvre at the helipad in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality.

CAAN Information Officer Gyanendra Bhul said the authority had received reports of the collision involving the rotor blades of both aircraft. He added that officials were gathering further details to establish the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Nabin Raj Budhathoki of the Solukhumbu District Police Office also confirmed that the helicopters collided while approaching the Pheriche helipad, resulting in the accident.

Police Inspector Mausam Tamang of the Solukhumbu District Police Office said the deceased was a foreign national, although the person's nationality and identity had not yet been established.

The injured individual was evacuated by a Mountain Helicopter for medical treatment, while the deceased person's body was transported to Lukla aboard a Prabhu Helicopter.

Further details about the circumstances of the collision and the identities of those involved are awaited.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar