A helicopter carrying seven people including NRI businessman M A Yusuf Ali crash-landed at a marshy land near Kochin in Kerala on Sunday morning, police said.

All passengers including Yusuf Ali, his wife and three staff members of his Lulu Group and two crew members on board the chopper owned by Lulu Group have been admitted to a private hospital in Kochi.

"All of them are safe. They are currently under observation," a top official of the Lakeshore hospital where they are treated told P T I.

The incident occurred at Panangad area at around 8.30 AM on Sunday.

A major accident was averted as the chopper crash landed in a marshy land, locals said.

"Due to the sudden deterioration of the weather conditions and heavy rains, the experienced pilots decided to make a precautionary landing at a safe place to prevent any risk to the life of the passengers or the public at large," an official communication from lulu group says. "All passengers and crew underwent necessary medical checkup and are safe," the communiqué added.