Two Malaysian Navy helicopters collided midair during a training session in the northwestern state of Perak on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, at least the second accident involving government aircraft in the Southeast Asian country in as many months.
The two helicopters were rehearsing for Saturday’s 90th anniversary celebration of the Royal Malaysian Navy when they crashed into each other at 9:32 a.m., the navy said in a statement.
The 10 people on board the two helicopters were all crew and died at the scene, at the naval base in Lumut, the navy said.
Videos published by Malaysian news media showed the two helicopters crashing in midair and then various aircraft parts spiraling out of the sky.
Organizations:
Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, Malaysian
Locations:
Perak, Lumut