KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) — The two helicopters which collided and crashed at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Base were undergoing a rehearsal for the third time in conjunction with RMN Fleet Open Day celebration scheduled on Saturday.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the incident resulted in the death of 10 RMN members based in Lumut, Perak and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
According to him, the RMN will establish an Investigation Board to identify the cause of the incident involving the RMN helicopters.
“I hope the public will not disseminate the video of the incident in respect of the sensitivity of the victims’ families and not to affect the investigation process,” he told the media at the Ministry of Defence’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri Celebration at Kementah Camp here today.
He said the identities of some victims involved have been determined as under 40 years old and the bodies have been sent to the Lumut Military Hospital for further processing.
