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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday during takeoff, martyring all personnel on board, the military&rsquo;s media wing reported. According to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a technical malfunction caused the crash. There were no survivors. Rescue and recovery teams arrived at the crash site immediately. The military has ordered a board of inquiry to determine the exact technical cause of the accident. Pakistan Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir and all ranks of the Pakistan Army expressed grief over the deaths. They extended condolences to the families of those martyred. PM offers condolences Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the tragic crash of the military helicopter. He paid tribute to the personnel martyred in the accident and said the entire nation salutes the sacrifices of its brave sons.

Pakistan Army Mi-17 Helicopter - (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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A technical malfunction caused the crash, as per the military's media wing, with a board of inquiry ordered to determine the exact cause of the accident.

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Reuters

SACRAMENTO: Three people were critically injured after a helicopter crashed on a freeway in Sacramento, California, on Monday evening, CBS News reported, citing the Sacramento Fire Department.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Sacramento&nbsp;Fire Department and Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.&nbsp;The helicopter went down on the eastbound lanes of Highway 50 near Howe Avenue, the report said, adding that it was a helicopter that provides air medical services.&nbsp;It was not yet clear if the helicopter was traveling to or from an area hospital, the report added.&nbsp;The cause of the crash remains under investigation, CBS said.&nbsp;&quot;There has been a harrowing helicopter crash on 50 eastbound west of 59th St.,&quot; Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty said in a post on X, adding that survivors are being treated at local hospitals. This is a developing story.

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Sacramento mayor Kevin McCarty confirms the crash; says survivors are being treated at local hospitals.

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