Society
Three survive in helicopter crash in Pakistan
Updated: 2011-03-10 15:12
(Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD - All the three crew members aboard a military helicopter survived when the chopper crashed Thursday morning in the southern part of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, reported PTV, a local state-owned Urdu TV channel.
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An army rescue team reached the site shortly after the plane crashed.
Local media reports quoted army sources as saying that the crash of the helicopter was due to technical problems.
Details about the survived crew members as well as the helicopter itself are not immediately available.
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