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Two military helicopters collided during a training session in northern Malaysia on Tuesday, injuring a person who was swimming in a pool when the aircraft crashed into the water. The helicopters were rehearsing for the 90th-anniversary celebration of the Royal Malaysian Navy when they crashed midair after departing from a naval base. One helicopter, carrying three crew members, crashed into a swimming pool in the naval base’s sports complex, injuring one person. The other helicopter, carrying seven people, crashed in an empty sports field. The victims were identified as seven men and three women, according to Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The 90th Naval Day celebration was originally scheduled for Sunday but has been canceled following the crash.

In a tragic incident, two military helicopters collided mid-air in Malaysia during a rehearsal for the navy’s 90th anniversary, resulting in the deaths of all 10 crew members on board. The crash, involving an AW139 maritime operations helicopter and a lightweight Fennec, occurred at a naval base in northern Perak state. Footage captured the moment the main rotor blade of one helicopter struck the tall rotor of the other, leading to a disastrous loss of power and subsequent crash. Fire and rescue services extinguished the flames at the site, but the crew could not be saved.