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Polish military chopper crashes in Italy, all aboard survive: report

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Paweł Kononczuk 22.06.2017 18:15
A Polish military helicopter with six people aboard crashed on Thursday in northern Italy, but no one was seriously injured, the Ansa news agency reported.
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The accident near the city of Padua occurred during military exercises. On board the helicopter were five Polish soldiers and one from France, according to Poland’s PAP news agency.

It added that flames were seen on the machine and the pilot tried to land safely in a field. The helicopter was seriously damaged when it hit the ground and a fire broke out. The blaze was extinguished.

(pk)

Source: PAP

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