Kuala Lumpur: Ten people were killed on Tuesday after two helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade, the navy said in a statement.
All 10 were crew members aboard the aircraft involved in the accident, which occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak.
Two military helicopters collide into each other in midair in Lumut in Malaysia.
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10 people have been reported killed in the collision. Royal Malaysian Navy has confirmed that two helicopters, identified as models HOM (M503-3) and Fennec (M502-6), had collided and subsequently… pic.twitter.com/5GyRMBlejk
"All victims were confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumut army base hospital for identification," the navy said. (with Agency inputs)