A tragic accident took place in Malaysia this Tuesday when two helicopters collided in midair and they rushed to the ground. The incident caused the death of the ten crew who were on board the aircraft.
The event happened in the Lumut cityduring a military rehearsal in the prelude to the celebrations of the Royal Navy Naval Fleet Day. At the moment, neither the Malaysian government nor its Ministry of Defence confirmed the cause of the incident, but the first hypothesis points to a bad maneuver by one of the two pilots.
Details of the plane crash in Malaysia
The accident was confirmed by Suhaimy Mohamad Suhail, operations commander of the Lumut City Fire and Rescue Department. Although the authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the crash, the first hypothesis suggests that one of the pilots made a bad maneuver while they performed the protocol exercises.
In each of the helicopters there was a group of 5 people. After the incident, the death of the 10 crew on board was confirmed by medical officers.
Numerous people They were recording the practice exercises when the crash happened. In the videos, which soon went viral on the networks, you can see when the helicopters collide and head in free fall against the ground.
The precedent in Japan
Just two days ago, a very similar case took place in Japan. In that occasion, two Japanese army helicopters They had an accident at night, causing the death of a crew member and the disappearance of 7 other people.
Communication with one of the helicopters was lost at 10:38 p.m. in Japan and, about 25 minutes later, the authorities realized that they had also lost contact with the second aircraft. According to Minoru Kihara, Minister of Defensethe helicopters carried out “maneuvers to counter submarines at night“.
The spokesman for the Self-Defense Forces (FAD) Japanese authorities confirmed that the incident took place on Saturday night. According to the announcement, one person was rescued but later died.
For your part Kihara He assured that after the accident the rescuers “They detected what are believed to be parts of an aircraft in the sea“. In addition, the Minister of Defense stated that the causes of the incident are still “unknown, but that they must first”do everything possible to save lives“.
Source: Ambito
