On Monday, an army helicopter crashed in northern Pakistan, resulting in the death of all five people aboard, according to a military statement.
“While on a routine training flight, the helicopter experienced a technical malfunction and crashed,” the statement noted.
The MI-17 helicopter carried two pilots, two crew members, and a flight engineer, all of whom perished.
A district police official initially reported that the crash occurred during a test landing on a newly designated helipad.
The helicopter went down in the mountainous tourist region of Diamer district, Gilgit Baltistan, around 10 a.m. (0500 GMT).
This incident follows weeks after another government MI-17 helicopter crashed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during flood relief operations, also resulting in the deaths of all five crew members and pilots.
In recent years, Pakistan has witnessed several fatal helicopter crashes, including a 2022 incident where five servicemen and a top army commander died during flood relief efforts in southwestern Balochistan province.
