Team News Riveting
Chennai, December 9
Two vehicles that were part of the convoy carrying the bodies of the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crash victims met with an accident while on the way from Wellington to Sulur in Tamil Nadu.
Thirteen people, including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat died in an IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor on Wednesday afternoon. The bodies were shifted from the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) in Wellington from the Military Hospital on Thursday morning. Later, the mortal remains were shifted to Sulur from where it had been sent to the native places of victims of the tragic incident.
Sources said that while the convoy of ambulances and security vehicles were travelling from Wellington to Sulur air base, the axle of a police vehicle broke. The van driver lost control over the steering and the vehicle hit a wall on the roadside. Seven policemen suffered minor injuries and they were shifted to Mettupalayam government hospital.
Another vehicle, an ambulance, carrying the bodies met with a minor accident suffering small damages. The coffins were shifted to another ambulance and the vehicles proceeded towards Sulur airbase. However, no one was injured in the incident.
The distance from the MRC Wellington to Sulur Air Force station is 87 km and the road traffic was diverted to prevent any disruptions during the transportation. Enroute to the Sulur Air Force station, people stood on the roadsides and showered flowers on the ambulances carrying the bodies.
