Seven killed in Indian air force helicopter crash

NEW DELHI- 6 October 2017: An Indian air force Mi-17 helicopter crashed Friday in the country's remote northeast bordering China, killing all seven crew members and passengers, an Indian official said.

The crash occurred on a routine flight in mountainous Tawang area in Arunachal Pradesh state, ABC reported.

The helicopter had both air force and army personnel on board and it was carrying supplies for Indian military posts close to the border with China but the cause of the accident was not immediately known, ABC added.

The Indian air force has in recent years suffered a lot of crashes of its Mi fleet of helicopters and MiG aircraft acquired from the former Soviet Union.

The government says the accidents have been caused by both human error and technical defects.