JONATHAN NACKSTRAND
- At least one person was killed when a US Osprey aircraft crashed near Japan.
- The aircraft, a plane-helicopter hybrid, was carrying six people.
- It's one of a series of crashes of Ospreys in recent years.
At least one person has died after a US Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan on Wednesday, the latest in a string of fatal military accidents.
The Japanese coast guard said that the aircraft, which was carrying six people on board, crashed around 2.47 p.m. local time near Yakushima island, off the south coast of Japan, according to Reuters,