One foreign national was killed and another passenger injured when two helicopters collided while landing at Pheriche in ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district on Tuesday morning.
The helicopters, operated by Dynasty Air and Fishtail Air, crashed at around 8:11am, according to the District Police Office.
The identity of the deceased foreign national has yet to be established, said Police Inspector Mausam Tamang, the office’s information officer. One passenger was injured in the accident, he added.
The injured passenger was airlifted to Lukla aboard a Prabhu Air helicopter for initial treatment, police said.
Details of the injured person’s condition, as well as the other passengers and crew members aboard the two helicopters, were not immediately available.
The cause of the accident in the Himalayan settlement of Pheriche is not yet known. Police said they were gathering further details and investigating the incident.
