CHENGDU - 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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