US military helicopter crashes in Iraq
Washington: A US military HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, a Black Hawk variant, has crashed in Iraq near the border with Syria, according to US defense officials.
The officials cautioned that these are early reports and that the Pave Hawk was carrying seven personnel, but was not on a combat mission. The officials further said that the early reports do not indicate hostile fire, but they emphasized they need to determine what happened.
"A US military aircraft has crashed in western Iraq with US service members aboard," the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq told CNN.
"Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time. Further details will be released when available. An investigation will be initiated to determine the cause of the incident."
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Goods train derails in Thane district
Mumbai, May 13 (PTI): A goods train derailed between Bhiwandi and Kharbav stations in Thane district of Maharashtra on Tuesday evening, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
A wagon of the Mangalore-Dagru (Panjab) train derailed at kilometre 59/12 around 6.32 pm.
Swapnil Nila, CPRO of Central Railway, said the derailment occurred in a non-suburban section, which didn't impact the operations of long-distance trains.
"There is no report of any injury to anyone,' he said.
The Vasai-Diva section, where the derailment occurred, is an important link between Western Railway, Central Railway, and Konkan Railway.
All northern and southern India-bound trains via the Konkan route pass through this section.
