Raigad: On Friday, officials reported that a private helicopter, which was en route to pick up Shiv Sena Deputy Leader Sushma Andhare, unexpectedly crashed upon landing. According to a live video recording shared by Andhare, the helicopter appeared to swerve, wobble, lose balance, and then crash with a loud noise in a cloud of dust on an open ground at an unidentified location.
Fortunately, the pilot of the helicopter was able to jump off before the crash and survived. However, the white-and-blue hired rotary-winger sustained significant damage in the accident, which took place in Mahad town, Raigad.
Following the incident, the police and rescue teams swiftly arrived at the scene to investigate. Meanwhile, Andhare, who was originally scheduled to travel by the same helicopter, proceeded to her planned election meetings in various parts of the district by car, visibly shaken by the incident.