A pilot and a two-year-old child are among seven people who died, when a helicopter crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, on Sunday.

According to BBC News, local media reported the aircraft was flying from Kedarnath, along a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan Mountains.

Five passengers, one child and one crew member were on board the flight bound for Guptkashi.

CEO of Uttarakhand’s Civil Aviation Department said around 5AM, they received news that the helicopter, which was going from Shri Kedarnath Dham, could not be located.

Following a meeting with senior officials in the wake of the crash, helicopter services for the route have been completely closed until Monday.

The crash came three days after an Air India passenger plane crashed with the loss of at least 270 people in the western state of Gujarat.