Bosnia’s duty prosecutor ordered the transport ministry to form a specialised aviation-accident investigation team on 30 October, FENA reported. Prosecutors were coordinating with Brčko police, SIPA and EUFOR to secure the site and establish the circumstances. No cause was established in the statement. [3]
An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter serving with EUFOR Althea crashed near Brčko in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 October. The European Commission confirmed the following day that four personnel had died and 11 others were injured during the routine training flight. It described the injured as stable and receiving treatment. [1][2]
Euronews reported that the aircraft came down in Gorice and that EUFOR said no civilians were hurt and no civilian property was damaged. The cause had not been established; the mission urged the public to rely on verified official information. [2]
Adds the prosecutor’s 30 October investigation order; no accident cause is asserted.
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Four killed in EUFOR helicopter crash in Bosnia
An Italian CH-47 helicopter crashed during routine training near Brčko on 29 October. The European Commission confirmed four deaths and 11 injured personnel.
An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter serving with EUFOR Althea crashed near Brčko in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 October. The European Commission confirmed the following day that four personnel had died and 11 others were injured during the routine training flight. It described the injured as stable and receiving treatment.
Euronews reported that the aircraft came down in Gorice and that EUFOR said no civilians were hurt and no civilian property was damaged. The cause had not been established; the mission urged the public to rely on verified official information.
