Two pilots and an engineer were killed in a helicopter crash in Pune on Wednesday morning. The helicopter from Heritage Aviation, a private aviation firm, crashed near the Oxford Golf Course helipad in Pune.

The helicopter, which was en route to Juhu, Mumbai, crashed at about 6.45 a.m. The deceased have been identified as captain Girish Kumar Pillai, 53, from Andhra Pradesh, captain Paramjit Singh, 64, from Delhi and captain Pritamchand Bharadwaj, 56, from Navi Mumbai. Captain Pillai and Captain Singh were pilots, while Captain Bharadwaj served as an engineer.