China: Military helicopter crashes in Sichuan province

Authorities have not released specific casualty figures, but some witnesses said about six people were taken to the hospital.

At around 5:00 p.m. on July 21 (local time), a Chinese military helicopter crashed into a field in Da Yi County, Sichuan Province, China.

Chinese helicopter crashes in Sichuan

Authorities have not released specific casualty figures, but some witnesses at the scene said they saw another helicopter being dispatched to transport four injured people away from the scene, while two other injured people were taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment.

The crashed helicopter was a Russian-made Type 171 transport aircraft, which is currently used by both the Chinese army and air force./.

According to VOV