Dehradun, June 8 -- A helicopter operated by a private company crash landed on the Guptkashi-Gaurikund highway near Barasu in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district on Saturday afternoon, an official said. The incident occurred around 1pm. There were no casualties, and all passengers are safe. This is the fourth accident involving a chopper in a month. Rudraprayag district tourism officer Rahul Chaubey, who also serves as the nodal officer for helicopter services, said the helicopter, operated by Kestrel Aviation Private Limited, had taken off from Barasu en route to the Kedarnath shrine when it was forced to make a crash landing on the highway below due to a technical glitch. "The chopper was carrying six people, including the pilot. All passengers are safe. The pilot suffered minor injuries, including compression on his back, and has been taken to the hospital for treatment," Chaubey said. He added, "The chopper's tail broke in the incident as it collided onto a car parked on the roadside." Chaubey said efforts were underway to remove the chopper from the road to restore smooth traffic flow. Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) CEO Sonika (who goes by her first name) said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been informed about the incident. "The rest of the shuttle operations are continuing as per schedule," she said. On May 17, a heli-ambulance from AIIMS Rishikesh that had gone to airlift a patient suffering from respiratory distress at the Kedarnath shrine made a crash landing near the Kedarnath helipad. All three individuals on board, including a doctor and a member of the nursing staff, were safe. However, the tail of the helicopter broke during the crash landing. On May 12, a helicopter blade struck a vehicle at the Badrinath helipad, narrowly averting a major accident. On May 8, six people were killed after a helicopter enroute to Gangotri Dham crashed in Gangnani area of Uttarkashi district....