Helicopter heading to pick up Shiv Sena leader crashes in Maharashtra

Raigad: A helicopter, which was to transport Shiv Sena Deputy Leader Sushma Andhare, crashed while landing at an unidentified location in Mahad town in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Friday, NDTV reported.

A footage showed the chopper coming down to land before wobbling and losing control.

Afterwards it crashed with a loud sound raising huge clouds of dust.

The pilot of the chopper jumped off the chopper and survived, but the rotary-winger was badly damaged in the crash.

Police and rescue teams rushed to the spot to probe the incident.

Sushma Andhare went to her scheduled campaign meetings in a car.