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Dramatic video shows military helicopter crashing, killing 4 in training exercise

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O’Neill, J. (2026, October 30). Dramatic video shows military helicopter crashing, killing 4 in training exercise. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/30/us-news/video-shows-military-helicopter-crashing-killing-4/

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Video footage captured the crash of an Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training exercise near Gorice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, resulting in four deaths and eleven injuries out of fifteen people aboard. The victims included two army sergeants, a lieutenant from the Italian Red Cross Military Corps who was also the first woman to reach that rank, and another emergency response technician. The incident involved personnel from EUFOR, which is an international peacekeeping force operating under a UN mandate in Bosnia since 1995.

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An Italian military helicopter serving with the EU peacekeeping force (EUFOR) in Bosnia crashed on Thursday during routine training near the town of Brcko, killing four people and injuring 11. The victims included two soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers. All those on board were Italian nationals, including Army sergeants Simone Ruggia and Claudio Marchesi, Red Cross Lieutenant Franco Adriano Zecchillo, and emergency response technician Laura Procacci, the first woman to reach that rank in the corps. The crash occurred about 180km north of Sarajevo; no civilian infrastructure was damaged or civilians injured according to EUFOR statements. Rescue teams immediately responded, and all injured personnel are receiving medical treatment and are reported to be stable. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto extended condolences to the families of those killed. EUFOR, a 1,200-soldier mission operating under a UN Security Council mandate since 2004, continues its investigation into the cause of the crash.

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Dramatic video showed the moment an Italian military helicopter crashed during a training exercise, killing four people and injuring 11. asserted

helicopter → show → 11

Footage of the deadly crash Thursday showed the aircraft struggling to maintain propulsion at a low altitude before it crashed in a field near Gorice in Bosnia and Herzegovina. asserted

it → show → Bosnia

The Italian CH-47 Chinook, part of a European Union peacekeeping force, was carrying fifteen people when it crashed in the nation’s Brcko District. asserted

it → carry → District

Army sergeants and flight technicians Simone Ruggia and Claudio Marchesi were killed along with Italian Red Cross Military Corps lieutenant Franco Adriano Zecchillo, an emergency response technician, and sergeant Laura Procacci – the first woman to reach that rank in the corps, according to La Repubblica. “There are no words capable of filling such a great loss,” Italian Minister Guido Crosetto reportedly said. uncertain

Crosetto → kill → loss

The injured passengers were in stable condition and “there were no injuries to civilians,” according to European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was conducting a “thorough and complete” investigation. uncertain

which → be → investigation

EUFOR is a 1,200-soldier mission that operates under a UN Security Council mandate to oversee the security and military provisions of a peace agreement that ended the Bosnian War in 1995. asserted

that → operate → 1995

Dramatic video shows military helicopter crashing, killing 4 in training exercise

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