Rescuers work to move bodies at the wreckage of a crashed helicopter in Lumut.
Rescuers work to move bodies at the wreckage of a crashed helicopter in Lumut.
  • Two helicopters in Malaysia crashed into each other in midair during a parade rehearsal on Tuesday.
  • Footage posted by local media showed the rotors of one of the choppers striking the other vehicle.
  • Local authorities said 10 people, all naval staff, died in the crash.

At least 10 people have died after two Malaysian navy helicopters struck each other in midair during a parade rehearsal on Tuesday morning, local authorities said.

Footage posted by Malaysian media shows both choppers flying low over a parade formation before one of the vehicle's rotor blades collides with the other. Both fall to the ground as shredded parts separate from the choppers.