Tragic news emerged as a total of ten lives were lost due to a horrific incident where two navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a military training session for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade.
Reports from BBC suggest that one of the helicopters grazed the rotor of the other, resulting in a catastrophic crash that claimed the lives of at least ten individuals.
Local media has been circulating footage of the fateful event which took place on Monday night.
The collision occurred in the Malaysian town of Lumut, where a navy base is located.
The Royal Malaysian Navy confirmed, “All the victims were tragically pronounced deceased at the scene, and their remains were transported to the [Lumut] Military Hospital for identification purposes.”
One of the helicopters involved was identified as a HOM M503-3 carrying seven individuals, which crashed onto a running track.
Meanwhile, the other helicopter, a Fennec M502-6 transporting the remaining three victims, crashed into a nearby swimming pool.