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Pilot dead after helicopter crash in SW China

(Xinhua)    19:19, April 13, 2015
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CHENGDU, April 13 -- A pilot was killed when a helicopter crashed in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday afternoon, local authorities confirmed.

The helicopter crashed in Lezhi county at around 3:40 p.m. after spraying insecticide on a local forest for over an hour. No other casualties were reported.

Witness said the helicopter may have hit a power line before it crashed.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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