A pilot was on Friday injured after a private helicopter he was flying crashed in India’s western state of Maharashtra, police said.
The PJ helicopter crashed while the pilot was attempting to land at a makeshift landing strip in Mahad of Raigad district.
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This is about 170 km south of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra.
According to officials, the chopper was scheduled to pick up Sushma Andhare, a leader of the Shiv Sena political party.
Sushma was for a public rally in connection with the ongoing general elections in the South Asian country. (Xinhua/NAN)