Malaysia helicopter crash: All 10 crew members killed after two naval aircraft collide mid-air during training [Video]

All ten crew members on board two helicopters were killed in a mid-air collision during training at a Royal Malaysian Navy celebration event on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32am (local time), the navy said in a statement.

The victims were “confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumut army base hospital for identification”, it added.

A video from the incident showed multiple helicopters getting into a formation when one of the helicopters clipped the rotor of the other aircraft before spiralling to the ground.

The helicopters – Fennec M502-6 and HOM M503-3 – crashed during a flyover training exercise for the 90th Naval Day celebrations.

The HOM with …