Injured FC soldier martyred as Army helicopter crashes near Quetta

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2018-06-07T12:33:00+05:00 Web Desk

A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was martyred and at least two soldiers were injured after a helicopter crashed near Eastern bypass in Quetta, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). 

The injured have been shifted to Combined Military Hospital, according to DIG Quetta. 

On May 8, a training plane, which departed from Walton Airport, crashed in Lahore in which two pilots who were flying the plane sustained minor injuries.

According to an eyewitness, the plane had crashed after catching fire.

Further investigation had revealed that the aircraft was a Rans S6-ESD-XL Coyote II a Kit and Light Sport Aircraft. The single-engine, wooden-propellor was manufactured in 1997 and was registered in London. In 2012 the aircraft was registered in Pakistan. 

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