COLOMBO, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Six military personnel succumbed to their injuries, after a Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir, in the country’s North Central Province yesterday morning, said a spokesperson.
Air force spokesperson, Eranda Geeganage, said, 12 people, including two pilots, were on board at the time of the crash, and six of them have succumbed to their injuries, after being sent to regional hospitals.
The other six are still in various hospitals, Geeganage said.
Earlier, Geeganage said that, all the 12 on board were safe, and had been sent to a number of hospitals for treatment.
The incident took place during a demonstration, held as part of a passing-out ceremony for the Sri Lanka Air Force.– NNN-XINHUA
