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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' chopper crash lands at Latur, escapes unhurt

| | May 25, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Latur, Maharashtra, May 25 (IBNS) : Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had a providential escape when his helicopter crash landed at Latur on Thursday afternoon after getting entangled in wires.

Fadnavis and his  companions remained unhurt even as the chopper was badly damaged.

"Our helicopter did meet with an accident in Latur but me and my team is absolutely safe and ok. Nothing to worry,"  Fadnavis tweeted.

The chief minister, speaking to NDTV, said there were four people in the chopper when the crash happened. “Fortunately, I have the blessings of more than 11 crore people of Maharashtra so I have escaped without any injuries,” he said. He also said that his vitals have been checked and that he is stable.

"When the helicopter took off, there was an emergency landing, an accident, but we are safe. No one is injured. We are safe with the blessings of god and Maharashtra," he told NDTV.

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