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Providential Escape: Big B On Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis's Chopper Crash-Landing

IANS, 25 May, 2017 12:20 PM

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says it was a "providential escape" for Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his team when their chopper crash-landed here at noon on Thursday.

Amitabh shared a video of the chopper's crash-landing on Twitter on Wednesday.

"Helicopter carrying CM Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, crashes. All safe. Video of the crash. A providential escape," Amitabh, 74, captioned the image.

T 2435 - Helicopter carrying CM Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, crashes .. all safe .. video of the crash !! A providential escape !! pic.twitter.com/nsUPrdNh8l
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 25, 2017

Fadnavis himself took to the micro-blogging site to share that he and his co-passengers were safe.

Speaking to English news channel NDTV, Fadnavis said: "The chopper was six-seven years old. I will definitely probe the matter."

One person in his team received some minor injuries, the Chief Minister added.

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