Everest mid-air collision raises questions over helicopter safety

An Indian national was killed and a New Zealander of Indian origin and two pilots injured when two helicopters collided while attempting to land in Nepal’s Everest region on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as 47-year-old Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu of Chennai, India, who was aboard a Fishtail Air helicopter. Shailesh Krishna Patel, the New