Ten crew members were confirmed dead in the incident, the Malaysian Navy has confirmed
Two helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) collided during a rehearsal for next month’s 90th anniversary celebration show on Tuesday.
The two aircraft collided and crashed at the Lumut TLDM naval base at 9:32 in the morning local time while carrying out a practice flyby, the Navy said in a statement.
“All victims were confirmed dead on site and the remains were sent to TLDM Military Hospital for identification process,” the Navy confirmed in a statement, adding an investigative body will be formed to find out the cause of the incident.
The two helicopters involved were an AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter and a lighter Eurocopter Fennec.