India, Nov. 3 -- A 47-year-old man from Chennai was killed in a collision between two helicopters in Nepal's Solukhumbu district on Tuesday. Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu had moved to Canada for work a few years ago, officials from the Commissionerate of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non-Resident Tamils said.

He was travelling in a Fishtail Air helicopter when it collided with an Air Dynasty chopper at around 8:11 am while landing at Pheriche in Ward 4 of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, according to a statement by the District Police Office.

An official from the Commissionerate said Balaramudu was from North Chennai and had relocated to Canada due to work. He was married to Anila Chauhan, who is from Gujarat. The couple have a son. T...