{"id":33963,"date":"2024-04-23T12:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T07:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=33963"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T07:57:59","slug":"malaysian-navy-helicopters-collide-in-mid-air-10-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/malaysian-navy-helicopters-collide-in-mid-air-10-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday morning (0132 GMT) around 9.32 a.m., the incident happened at the Lumut naval facility in the western state of Perak, according to the navy.<br \/>\nAll victims were confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumut Naval Base military hospital for identification.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">A video circulating on local media showed several helicopters flying in formation when one of the choppers&#8217; rotors clipped another before both aircraft crashed into the ground. Local police confirmed the footage was genuine.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreakingNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BreakingNews<\/a> | 10 Killed As Two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MalaysianNavy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MalaysianNavy<\/a> Choppers Collide Mid-Air During Rehearsal<\/p>\n<p>Two helicopters of the Malaysian Navy collided mid-air while conducting a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy celebration event.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HelicopterCrash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HelicopterCrash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Malaysia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Malaysia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MalaysianNavy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MalaysianNavy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MalaysiaMadani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MalaysiaMadani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gl1wUTu2bF\">pic.twitter.com\/Gl1wUTu2bF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The UnderLine (@TheUnderLineIN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheUnderLineIN\/status\/1782652637101391924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Navy said that it would look into what caused the mishap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the aircraft &#8211; a maritime operations helicopter and a Fennec military chopper &#8211; were rehearsing for a parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy, due to be held on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-5\"><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-5\"><em><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/lahore\/iranian-presidents-visit-lahore-ring-road-to-remain-closed\/\">Iranian President&amp;#8217;s visit: Lahore Ring road to remain closed<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">Efforts were underway to verify the identities of the crew members killed, all of whom were below the age of 40, Mohamed Khaled told reporters.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement. Tuesday morning (0132 GMT) around 9.32 a.m., the incident happened at the Lumut naval facility in the western state of Perak, according to the navy. 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