Army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat crashes in Tamil Nadu. What we know so far

In a big tragedy, an army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff and his wife crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Initial reports said that 14 people, including senior defence officials, were on board the Mi Series chopper when the accident happened.

News agency PTI has reported that at least 4 onboard have been confirmed dead.

Videos from the site of the crash showed Chopper up in flames.

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Reports also added that 3 on board were rescued and admitted to a hospital.

A tweet from the Indian Air Force confirmed the crash and also that CDS Rawat was on board.

The chopper reportedly crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu.

The rescue operations is on and the Army has not officially said anything on the incident yet.