Ten people died this Tuesday as a result of the collision between the two Malaysian Navy helicopters, according to emergency teams on the ground this Tuesday.
He accident It occurred at 9:32 local time (GMT+7) during a rehearsal for an event to mark the Malaysian Navy Day when, in mid-flight and for unexplained reasons, they collided while flying over the Lumut military base, in the eastern Malaysian state of Perak, according to a statement from the Malaysian Navy.
There were seven crew members in one helicopter and three in the other, and the medical teams They confirmed the deaths of all the passengers at the same place as the tragedy.
After the crash, the devices fell to the ground, as can be seen in a video posted on social networks.
“Doctors confirmed the death of 10 people,” the Fire and Rescue Department noted on its Facebook profile.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim published a message on his social networks in which he stated that the nation is mourning the “devastating tragedy” and assured that the Ministry of Defense has launched an investigation into what happened.
🇲🇾 | ATTENTION: Two military helicopters collided in midair in Malaysia, resulting in the death of all 10 people on board. pic.twitter.com/uSb3FTOWNi
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