Four army men injured in chopper crash in Leh

Four army personnel, including a major, were today injured when their helicopter crashed in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Chetak helicopter which was transporting a patient--Lance Naik Madhu Prasad-- crashed at Chipskang injuring four army personnel including the pilot, Major Panchak Rawat, a police spokesperson at Leh control room said.

The others injured were armymen Atul Chavan and DR Singh besides the patient, they said.

The injured have been rushed to the Leh hospital.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.