COTABATO CITY – A Philippine Air Force chopper transporting soldiers wounded in a bomb explosion had crash landed in Lanao del Sur’s Madalum town in Mindanao, killing one of its passengers and injuring a crew member, officials said Friday.
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| A Philippine Air Force crew drops leaflets from a Huey UH-1H helicopter in the volatile region of Mindanao. A UH-1H helicopter had crash landed Thursday, November 26, 2020 in Lanao del Sur's Madalum town, killing a soldier who were among four infantrymen wounded in a bomb blast.(Al Jacinto) |
Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, said bad weather was to blame for Thursday afternoon’s incident that killed one of the four wounded soldiers and wounded the crewman.
He said the chopper was sent to the province to evacuate the wounded soldiers who are members of the 55th Infantry Battalion. “The troops of 55th Infantry Battalion were on combat operations and while along their way to the objective, an improvised explosive device exploded,” Ponio said.
“The four wounded troopers were evacuated and supposed to be medically treated when the pilot of the chopper decided to emergency land due to bad weather. One crew (member) of the Air Force was also injured during the mishap.” he added.
Ponio also condoled with the family of the “hero trooper.” He did not identify the fatality and the wounded soldiers nor the type of ill-fated aircraft, but other reports said it was a Huey UH-1H helicopter.
“We have done everything just to save our wounded soldier the fastest way we can through our air assets, unfortunately the incident happened,” he said.
The Philippine Air Force did not issue any statement on the incident.
In
September, a military Sikorsky S-76A helicopter also crashed in bad weather in
Basilan province, south of Zamboanga, killing the two pilots and 2 crew members.
(Mindanao Examiner)
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