An Indian army helicopter crashed in a remote region of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, a local police source told Reuters.

There were no passengers on board other than the two pilots and both were safe and out of danger, the source said.

The Indian army said the three injured officials — two pilots and a technician — were shifted to the Command Hospital in IOK’s Udhampur, the ANI said in a tweet.

“Due to the undulating ground, undergrowth and unprepared landing area, the helicopter apparently made a hard landing,” the ANI stated.

At about 11:15am, it added that an army aviation ALH Dhruv helicopter on an operational mission made a precautionary landing on the banks of Marua river in the Kishtwar region of occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

“The pilots had reported a technical fault to the Air Traffic Controller and proceeded for a precautionary landing,” it said, “due to the undulating ground, undergrowth, and unprepared landing area, the helicopter apparently made a hard landing: Indian Army.”

Immediate rescue operations were launched and army rescue teams reached the site, it added.

“Two pilots and a technician were on board. All three injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered,” ANI said, adding that further details were being ascertained by the Indian Army.