23 April 2024, 04:40 BSTUpdated 36 mins agoVideo caption, Social media video presentations army helicopters crashTen other people have died after two army helicopters collided in mid-air all the way through an army practice session for a Royal Malaysian Military parade.One of the vital choppers clipped the rotor of the opposite ahead of the 2 crashed into the bottom, photos revealed on native media display.The incident came about at 09:30 native time (02:30 BST) within the Malaysian the town of Lumut, which is house to a army base.There aren’t any recognized survivors. Symbol supply, Perak Fireplace and Rescue DepartmentImage caption, Rescue body of workers casting off particles from the helicopter”All sufferers have been showed lifeless on web page and the stays have been despatched to the [Lumut] Army Clinic for identity,” mentioned the Royal Malaysian Military. It added that it’s going to shape a committee to research the reason for the incident. One of the vital helicopters, a HOM M503-3 with seven other people on board, is thought to have crashed onto a operating monitor. The opposite, a Fennec M502-6 sporting the opposite 3 sufferers, crashed right into a swimming pool close by.The state’s fireplace and rescue division mentioned it used to be alerted to the incident at 09:50 native time (01:50 GMT). Malaysia’s High Minister Anwar Ibrahim mentioned in a publish on X, previously referred to as Twitter, that “the country mourns the heart-wrenching and soul-wrenching tragedy”. “Condolences to the entire households of the sufferers and prayers for power to stand this calamity,” he mentioned.In March, a Malaysian coast guard helicopter crashed into the ocean off Malaysia’s Angsa Island all the way through a coaching flight. The pilot, co-pilot and two passengers on board have been discovered and rescued through fishermen.
