Five die in ’copter crash

A HELICOPTER has crashed in bad weather in Nepal’s mountains, killing five of the seven people on board and leaving another missing, police said.

The pilot and four of the six passengers, including a 68-year-old Japanese man, were among those killed, said police official Basanta Kuwar.

Another passenger is missing, while a woman survived the crash, he said. Her condition was not immediately clear.

Rescuers are attempting to transport the injured woman out of the crash site, but fog and rain are hampering efforts, Mr Kuwar said.