Two Helicopters Collide While Landing Near Mount Everest in Nepal, One Killed

Two helicopters crashed into each other as they attempted to land near Mount Everest in Nepal on Tuesday, killing one passenger and injuring another, according to the Nepal Police.

Police said the helicopters crashed as they attempted to land at a helipad in the Solukhumbu district.

The crash was reportedly caught at about 8:11 a.m. local time on a livestream weather camera run by Webcam Nepal.

According to Everest Today, a local news site, a pilot was the single passenger on one of the helicopters, which was a commercial cargo craft. The other carried a pilot and two tourists, one of whom reportedly died at the scene, the site said.

While the high-traffic Everest climbing season is over, Nepal is in the midst of its prime autumn trekking season, even as the country recovers from a devastating monsoon period that included deadly late-August flash floods.

The crash may mark another setback for Nepal's vital tourism and aviation sectors.