Nirma MD Hiren Patel safe after helicopter makes emergency landing in Gujarat field
The Navsari police said the five-seater helicopter carrying Nirma Managing Director Hiren Patel was en route to Juhu in Mumbai when it developed a technical fault mid-air.
Besides Hiren Patel, the helicopter was carrying his colleagues Dhruvin Patel and Dev Patel. (Express Photo) A private helicopter flying from Ahmedabad to Mumbai made an emergency landing in a field near a village in Navsari Wednesday afternoon following a technical snag, police said. All five people on board, including Nirma Managing Director Hiren Patel, were safe.
According to Maroli police, the five-seater helicopter was en route to Juhu in Mumbai when it developed a technical fault mid-air, prompting the pilot, Karansingh Dahiya, and co-pilot, Kuldeep Mehta, to carry out an emergency landing at Maghob Bhata about six kilometres from Ubhrat beach in Navsari district.
“We noted an emergency landing of a helicopter on open, barren land at Maghob Bhata village on Wednesday afternoon. We deployed our personnel as a huge crowd from neighbouring villages gathered to see the helicopter and the people travelling in it. The helicopter is a five-seater, and all the passengers are safe. Repair work is in progress,” said A N Gabhani, Inspector, Navsari police.
Besides Hiren Patel, the helicopter was carrying his colleagues Dhruvin Patel and Dev Patel.
The police said the passengers later left for Mumbai by road in a private vehicle, while the pilot and co-pilot stayed back at the site as technical experts began repair work on the helicopter.
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