A military aircraft USA crashed this Sunday while carrying out a series of routine exercises in northern Australia. On board it were 23 people, including personnel from the Security forces, and so far a balance of three deaths and some injuries have been reported.
It’s about the military helicopter Ospreywhich was carrying some 23 American crew members, and crashed this Sunday morning during the maneuvers called “Predator’s Run” 2023 off the coast of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australialocal media report.
Plane crash in Australia: a United States aircraft crashed
“There were a total of 23 personnel on board. Three have been confirmed dead, and a further five were taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital in serious condition.a Marine official said in a statement.
In these exercises youoman troops from australia, usa, indonesia, the philippines and east timor. The rescue tasks have been complicated by the remoteness of the place where the accident occurred, the island of Melville.
The Department of Defense of Australia confirmed that the Osprey aircraft he was not carrying soldiers from the oceanic country. “At this critical stage our focus is on the response to the incident and ensuring the safety of those involved,” Australia’s Department of Defense said in a statement. The reasons that triggered this incident are still unknown.
Although no deaths were reported, several people were rescued after the aircraft Boeing MV-22B Osprey was injured during the exercise near Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin.
The Aircraft CareFlight they took off from Darwin airport to start the rescue efforts, while the Royal Darwin Hospital made preparations to receive any casualties injured by the accident.
Always according to the local media version, three people would have been transferred to that health center, one of them in critical condition and the other two in stable conditions.
“This is a difficult incident, we are responding fully and our priority is to provide all possible assistance,” said the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, according to The Guardian.
Speaking to the press, Albanese added: “The Department of Defense is very focused on incident response and making sure that full support and assistance is provided at this time.”
An incident map from the Northern Territory emergency services indicated that there was a “plane crash” on Sunday morning in the Melville Island, 60 km north of mainland Australia.
How is the Boeing MV-22B Osprey that crashed in Australia
He Osprey participated in the exercise Predators Run, a series of joint military exercises with the armed forces of Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
The Osprey They combine the vertical takeoff of helicopters with the speed and range of a turboprop plane, according to the US Air Force.
Source: Ambito
