Taipei:One foreign national was killed and another person was injured following a collision between two helicopters in northeastern Nepal's Solukhumbu district. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning as the helicopters were landing at a helipad.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the helicopters, operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty, collided at around 815 a.m. local time. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) reported that the rotors of the two helicopters struck each other during the landing process.

Gyanendra Bhul, an information officer at CAAN, stated that further inquiries are being conducted to gather additional details about the collision.