One Indian Tourist Killed After Two Helicopters Collide Near Everest

The collision occurred near Everest base camp in Nepal’s Everest region. The BBC reported that the helicopters crashed only metres above the ground after attempting to land at the same spot, while Al Jazeera and other reports also described a collision during the landing approach.

EL PAÍS reported that one of the aircraft was carrying several tourists. The incident therefore involved helicopters being used for tourist transport in an area visited by people travelling to the Everest base camp region.

According to Clarín, the accident took place at the Pheriche helipad, at an elevation of approximately 4,300 metres. The publication said one passenger died, another was injured and the two pilots survived. The more broadly corroborated reports identify the dead passenger as an Indian tourist.

Three people were reported injured. Euronews identified one of them as a New Zealand national, a detail supported only by that outlet’s account and therefore not independently confirmed in the supplied reporting.

The available reports do not identify the helicopter operators or establish what caused the collision. They describe the aircraft as colliding while preparing to land, but provide no confirmed explanation beyond that sequence. The incident was reported by the supplied sources on 3 November 2026; those publication records do not independently establish a separate date for the accident itself.