Bosnia: four killed and 11 injured in EUFOR helicopter crash
Italy’s Defence Ministry confirms the toll among 15 people aboard. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Four military personnel died and eleven were injured when an Italian CH-47 helicopter crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 October 2026. Italy’s Defence Ministry confirms the toll in its updated statement on the aircraft operating under EUFOR Althea.
The ministry says 15 people were aboard. Two of those killed belonged to the Italian Army and two to the Italian Red Cross Volunteer Military Corps.
Medical care and investigation
The ministry says the eleven injured are receiving treatment and that, at the time of its statement, none is in a life-threatening condition. It has also ordered an Italian medical team to be sent. The assessment of their condition is attributed to the official statement.
Investigators are examining the cause and circumstances. No final findings have been announced. The casualty figures are corroborated by updated ERT reporting; earlier, different counts are not adopted as current.
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