One of the ambulances and a police van carrying the bodies of the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crash victims, met with an accident in Tamil Nadu.
Thirteen people, including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died in an IAF chopper crash in the Nilgris Hills of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon.
The bodies were shifted from the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) in Wellington from the Military Hospital on Thursday morning where Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, senior military officials and others paid last respects to the departed souls.
While the convoy of ambulances and security vehicles were travelling from Wellington to Sulur air base, the Police vehicle collided with a wall on the roadside causing injuries to seven Policemen, the tribune reported.
Several minutes later, one of the ambulances carrying the mortal remains met with an accident. After which the bodies in the ambulance had to be shifted to another ambulance.