5 killed in helicopter crash in East China

22:47, March 01, 2021

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  5 killed in helicopter crash in east China

  NANCHANG, March 1 (Xinhua) - A helicopter crash in east Chinas Jiangxi Province has killed all five people on board, local emergency management authorities said Monday.(Photos: CCTV News)The helicopter, belonging to the provincial meteorological service, crashed at around 3:19 p.m. on Monday during a precipitation-enhancement operation at Shanghu Village of Jian County.Local authorities are conducting further investigations into the cause of the incident.

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  Six Mexican military personnel killed in air crash

  Six military personnel have died after the airplane they were traveling in crashed on takeoff in eastern Mexico, the defense secretariat said on Sunday.View of a Mexican Air Force plane after it crashed near the airport of Xalapa, Veracruz state, Mexico, on February 21, 2021. (Photo: AFP)The Airforce LearJet 45 crashed at around 1545 GMT after taking off from Emiliano Zapata in Veracruz state, the secretariat said in a statement.The secretariats accident investigation commission will join the army and air force to "carry out the corresponding expert reports to determine possible causes," the statement said.No details were given about the identity of the military personnel, nor why they were aboard the flight."We express our deepest condolences to our comrades in arms," said the secretariat.

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  Nigerian military aircraft crash kills seven

  A Nigerian military plane crashed while approaching Abuja airport runway on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed. People and rescuers gather at the site where a Nigerian air force plane crashed while approaching the Abuja airport runway on Sunday. (Photo: Agencies)"This is to confirm that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft crashed while returning to the Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure enroute Minna. First responders are at the scene. Sadly, all 7 personnel on board died in the crash," Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola tweeted. The cause of the incident is still unknown and an immediate investigation has been ordered by the authorities.Nigerias minister of aviation Sirika Hadi earlier also confirmed the incident. "We should remain calm & wait for the outcome of investigation by the military," he tweeted. Minna is a city about 110 kilometers northwest of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.Images and videos posted on social media show a blaze at the site with black smoke billowing from the downed aircraft.(With input from Reuters)