KOTA KINABALU: A military helicopter with 14 people on board crashed onto the roof of a school building in Tawau on Tuesday morning.

The incident reportedly occurred at about 9.11am at Sekolah Menengah Balung.

Tawau district police chief Asst Comm Fadil Marcus confirmed the incident but said police were still gathering information.

“It is unclear what the exact situation is at the moment or how many were injured,” he said.

It is learnt that a few students and air force personnel were slightly injured in the incident but details are still vague as of now.

The helicopter is reported to have taken off from Tawau airport en route to Semporna when the pilot lost control of the aircraft.



