7 people dead in India's chopper crash

Seven people, including two children, the pilot and four male passengers, were dead in the private chopper crash in India's northern hilly state of Uttarakhand early on Sunday, a senior state government official said.

The chopper, which belonged to the private company Aryan Aviation, was flying from Kedarnath, a famous pilgrimage spot for the Hindu community, to Guptkashi area. Kedarnath-Guptkashi is a seven-kilometre stretch located in the jungles. The official said that teams of the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force had been deployed to the crash site.