Helicopter crashes in Mumbai

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A private helicopter crashes near Aarey Colony in suburban Goregaon, killing the pilot and injuring three others, a mishap which will be probed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Private mini helicopter with a pilot, technician and a couple was on joyride from Juhu to Goregaon (film city), a senior police officer said. The chopper was on return journey when it crashed in a field at Aarey colony at around 12 pm, the officer said. All the four occupants, were rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared the pilot, Prafulla Mishra, 53, brought dead, Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone-12, Kirankumar Chavan, said. The other three have been identified as Ritesh Modi, Vrinda Modi and Sanjiv Shankar, who have sustained severe burn and fracture injuries, the doctor said, adding, they we