This Article is From Nov 05, 2016

Japanese Man Killed As Glider Crashes Into Hill

Japanese Man Killed As Glider Crashes Into Hill

The man was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. (Representational Image)

Dharamsala: A Japanese national was killed after his glider crashed into a hill on Friday at Bir-Billing of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.

Makota Sakuma (38) took off from Billing this afternoon but lost control over his glider and it crashed into the hill, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Baijnath, Sunaina Sharma said.

He was rushed to Vivekanand Hospital, Palampur where doctors declared him brought dead, she said.

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