3 killed as Navy helicopter crashes in Pakistan

Helicopter crashed during training flight in port city of Gwadar, says official

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - A Pakistani Navy helicopter crashed in southwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least three personnel.

The dead included two navy officers and a soldier, a Pakistani Navy spokesman said.

The helicopter crashed during a training flight in Gwadar, the port city of southwestern Balochistan province.

“The helicopter crashed during the flight due to a possible technical fault,” the spokesperson said, adding: “As a result of the accident, two officers and one jawan (soldier) of the Pakistan Navy lost their lives.”

An inquiry into the accident has been ordered, he maintained.

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