Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:03pm on 30 Oct 2026,Friday India
A helicopter operated by private company Trans Bharat Aviation crashed near Chai village in the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday, killing all six people onboard. The aircraft was travelling from Badrinath to Dehradun when it crashed into a hillside near the JP Power House, around 2:20 pm. Those onboard included one pilot and five passengers. District officials said rescue teams rushed to the crash site following the incident. The helicopter was reportedly returning to Dehradun from Badrinath, although authorities had not confirmed whether it had been operating a flight from the Badrinath shrine. The circumstances surrounding the crash were not immediately known.
