Summary
- Four Italian military personnel were killed and 11 others injured after an army helicopter crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, according to Italy’s Defence Ministry.
- The victims were identified as Italian Army personnel Sergeants Simone Ruggia and Claudio Marchesi, Lieutenant Franco Adriano Zecchillo, and Sergeant Laura Procacci, who belonged to the Italian Red Cross Volunteer Military Corps.
- Italy’s Defence Ministry said none of the 11 injured personnel had suffered life-threatening injuries.
Four Italian military personnel were killed and 11 others injured after an army helicopter crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, according to Italy’s Defence Ministry.
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter was carrying 15 people while taking part in the European Union’s EUFOR Althea mission. It crashed near the village of Gorice in the Brcko district.
The victims were identified as Italian Army personnel Sergeants Simone Ruggia and Claudio Marchesi, Lieutenant Franco Adriano Zecchillo, and Sergeant Laura Procacci, who belonged to the Italian Red Cross Volunteer Military Corps.
Italy’s Defence Ministry said none of the 11 injured personnel had suffered life-threatening injuries. A medical team was also sent from Italy to provide assistance.
The European Union Force (EUFOR) said the helicopter was carrying out a routine training activity when the accident occurred.
EUFOR confirmed that an investigation would be launched to establish the circumstances and cause of the crash.
The incident has prompted an emergency response as authorities work to determine what led to the fatal accident.
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