CDS Bipin Rawat chopper crash: Video of Mi-17V5 helicopter moments before the crash

A video has now emerged of the ill-fated Mi-17V5 chopper moments before it crashed killing CDS General Bipjn Rawat, his wife and 11 others.

The video, shared by news agency ANI, shows the chopper flying in Coonoor just before it crashed and burst into flames. The video, according to ANI, has been sourced from some locals in the area.

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The chopper crashed in the forest area, reportedly due to poor visibility following heavy fog. The IAF said a Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident.

The chopper crashed around noon in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor, the Air Force confirmed General Rawat's passing away at 6 pm.

Group Captain Varun Singh, who was the 14th passenger on the chopper is battling for his life at a military hospital.

General Rawat was on a visit to Defence Services Staff College in the Nilgiri Hills to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course.

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