Six dead, eight injured in Mari Petroleum's MI 8 helicopter crash in North Waziristan
Pakistan
Engine failure has been reported as reason of crash
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Six people were killed and eight others injured when Mari Petroleum’s MI-8 helicopter crashed in North Waziristan on Saturday.
The injured were shifted to the Thal Cantonment Military Hospital (CMH ) via helicopter.
As per reports, the helicopter was carrying 14 passengers, three Russian pilots and crew among them.
A Mari Petroleum spokesperson said the helicopter crash-landed in Shewa Oil Field in North Waziristan after its engine failed.
The helicopter was providing transportation services in Waziristan's Shiva block.
Engine failure caused the accident that resulted in a crash, it has been reported.
The helicopter faced technical fault while taking off. Helicopter tail hit the ground when it tried to make an emergency landing.
