A video of the accident has also emerged, showing the two helicopters colliding. Several people can be seen standing near the site of the incident.
According to information available, one person died in the accident, while another sustained injuries. The Nepal Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the helicopters belonging to Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air collided while landing at the Feri Che helipad.
The authority's information officer, Gyanendra Bhul, said that information had been received about the rotor blades of the two helicopters colliding during landing at the helipad. He added that efforts were underway to gather detailed information about the accident.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Naveenraj Budhathoki of the Solukhumbu District Police Office, the accident occurred when the rotor blades of the two helicopters collided while they were landing at the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Feri Che helipad.
The Solukhumbu District Administration identified the deceased as 47-year-old Indian national Vasant Kumar Balara Madu.
The injured person was identified as 53-year-old Shailesh Kishan Patel, a New Zealand citizen of Indian origin. The pilot of the Fishtail Air helicopter also sustained minor injuries in the accident.
One of the injured persons was airlifted for treatment by a Mountain Helicopter.
According to Solukhumbu Police Inspector Mausam Tamang, the deceased was a foreign national. His body was brought to Lukla by a Prabhu Helicopter.
In another aviation accident in the United States, a business jet crashed in a residential area of South Florida on Monday, killing all nine people on board.
The aircraft crashed at around 12:50 pm in the Cresthaven area of Palm Beach County, turning into a massive fireball. All nine people aboard, including the pilot, were killed.
The crash occurred approximately nine miles (14 km) from US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.
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