Viral Video: Two Malaysian Navy helicopters collide mid-air during rehearsal
Lumat. Royal Malaysian Navy parade said in a statement that, "All victims were confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumat army base hospital for identification."
Ten people were killed on Tuesday when two helicopters of the Malaysian Navy collided in mid-air during a rehearsal. The incident took place at 9: 32 AM and all 10 were crew members.
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Royal Malaysian Navy parade said in a statement that, "All victims were confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumat army base hospital for identification."
According to reports, one of the helicopters, a HOM M503-3, was carrying seven people and it crashed on a running track after a mid-air collision. Meanwhile, the Fennec M502-6 helicopter flying with three other people crashed into a nearby swimming pool.
The helicopters were training at a naval base in northern Perak state for celebrations of the navy's 90th anniversary next month when the crash occurred, the Navy said in a brief statement, according to the AP.
It said that all the passengers were confirmed dead on the spot. He said the remains have been sent to the hospital for identification.