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Italian EUFOR helicopter crashes in Bosnia, killing four
An Italian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter serving with the EUFOR Althea mission crashed in Brčko, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Four of the 15 people aboard were killed and 11 were injured.
An Italian Army CH-47F Chinook military helicopter serving with the European Union Force (EUFOR) Althea mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed in the Brčko area in the country's northeast.
The helicopter crashed near the village of Gorice, in the Brčko district, at around 4 p.m. local time on the afternoon of October 29. According to a statement from Italy's Ministry of Defense, four of the 15 people aboard were killed and 11 were injured.
Those killed included Italian soldiers and Red Cross volunteers
The victims were Italian Army Sergeants Simone Ruggia and Claudio Marchesi, as well as Lieutenant Franco Adriano Zecchillo and Sergeant Laura Procacci of the Italian Red Cross Volunteer Military Corps. The injured were taken to hospitals in Brčko and Tuzla for treatment; the ministry said they were not in life-threatening condition.
Initial reports said that three people had been killed and 12 injured. The cause of the crash remains unknown; EUFOR announced that an investigation had been launched to establish all the details of the incident.
Witnesses: Helicopter turned while flying at low altitude
According to eyewitness accounts, the helicopter was flying at low altitude before the crash and turned several times in the air. Footage recorded at the scene, which has not been officially verified, also appears to show the helicopter losing control before hitting the ground.
Italy to turn November 4 events into a day of mourning
Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto announced that events marking Armed Forces Day on November 4 would be turned into a day of mourning. Crosetto said he would travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina with military doctors to visit the injured. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also expressed her condolences to the victims' relatives.
The helicopter was one of two Italian Chinooks stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of EUFOR Althea. In addition to EU member states, partner countries such as Türkiye have also contributed troops to the mission, which has continued since 2004.
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