Ten killed after Malaysian military helicopters collide mid-air during navy parade rehearsal

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The two helicopters collided into each other around half an hour after taking off from their Lumut airbase, as part of rehearsals for the 90th Navy Day parade.

Footage circulating on social media showed the Royal Malaysia n Navy's HOM and Fennec helicopters colliding mid-air over a naval base in Perak on Apr 23, 2024.KUALA LUMPUR: Ten Malaysia n military personnel on board two naval helicopters died after their choppers collided mid-air over a naval base in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday .

"All victims confirmed dead on the scene and sent to the Lumut Navy base armed forces hospital for process of identification," the navy said, adding that seven crew members were on board the HOM helicopter, with another three on the Fennec helicopter. In a statement released on the day of the incident, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sent his condolences to the families of the victims.

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