Three People Have Died After Plane Crashes Into Helicopter Near Mount Everest

Three people have died after a small plane crashed into a helicopter that was parked up during takeoff at an airstrip close to Mount Everest.

According to The Sun, the Summit Air plane was taking off from Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, north-eastern Nepal, when it crashed into the helicopter which was stationary on a helipad.

Police spokesman Uttam Raj Subedi said: "The co-pilot and a policeman died at the crash site. Another police officer died in a hospital in Kathmandu."

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