Dehradun, May 8 -- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will be conducting a thorough probe into the incident of the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi District earlier on Thursday, an official said.

The crash has left five people dead and two seriously injured, as per Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey.

According to a senior Ministry of Civil Aviation official, the helicopter, registered as VT-OXF and operated by Aero Trans Service Private Limited, was chartered from Ahmedabad and carried six passengers and one captain. As per Pandey, the incident occurred in the border district of Uttarkashi near Ganganani.

"A helicopter crashed at Ganganani place. There were six passengers and a pilot onboard...