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  • August 27, 2023
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US military plane crashed this Sunday in northern Australia with 23 passengers on board, all were injured but rescued by emergency services, although one is in critical condition.

US military plane crashed this Sunday in northern Australia with 23 passengers on board, all were injured but rescued by emergency services, although one is in critical condition.

This was reported by the state television channel ABC. all 23 Marines aboard the Osprey were injured when the craft crashed today on Melville Island in the Tiwi Archipelago, 60 kilometers north of the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of a southern country.

“Five Marines were sent to Darwin for treatment, the rest underwent surgery. on the spot. Additional police and defense personnel have been deployed to Melville Island to support operations, intervene in the work of the wounded and return them to Darwin, Northern Territory Police Inspector Michael Murphy told the media.

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At least one in five hospitalized is in critical condition.while the largest hospital in the Northern Territory activated the maximum emergency code.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident “unfortunate” and stressed that his government is focused on responding to the incident before providing further information.

Osprey is an aircraft capable of taking off vertically like a helicopter. there was an accident during military exercises Predators Run, led jointly by the armed forces of Australia and the United States and has more than 2,500 soldiers from both countries, as well as from the Philippines, East Timor and Indonesia.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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