Nigeria, June 15 -- A helicopter crash in the northern India state of Uttarakhand has led to the death of seven people.

The accident occurred on Sunday, only three days after an India Air plane crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad and killed more than 270 people.

According to local media, the Aryan Aviation Bell 407 helicopter VT-BKA was en route from Kedarnath to Guptkashi, following a pilgrimage path through the Himalayan mountains.

Five passengers, one child and one crew member were on board the flight, BBC reports.

The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the pilot and a two-year-old child were among those killed, and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will be investigating the crash.

The Uttar...