Three United States army personnel had been taken to a hospital, one with important accidents, after a US plane crashed on an island close to Darwin on Sunday throughout a multination army train, officers mentioned.
One of the injured was in a important situation and different two had been in steady circumstances, rescue helicopter operator CareFlight mentioned in a press release.
A complete of 23 army personnel had been damage, the NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy mentioned.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese mentioned all three injured are American.
Albanese mentioned extra data will likely be given later at this time on the “difficult incident.”
“Obviously this is a regrettable incident. I am unable to give further information at this time,” Albanese mentioned.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor plane crashed on Melville Island, off the Tiwi Islands throughout Exercise Predators Run, which entails the militaries of the United States, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor, the Australian Defense Department mentioned.
The injured had been flown by helicopter to Royal Darwin Hospital about 100 kilometers to the south, CareFlight mentioned.
Northern Territory Police confirmed it was responding to studies of an plane crash on Melville Island.
Source: www.9news.com.au
