Four crew members of a military helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed during a night training exercise in Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.
The fatalities were Lt. Col. Ali Al-Arfaj, 1st Lt. Majid Al-Fifeefi, 1st Lt. Jadie Qablan and technician Raed Al-Jahni, said a ministry announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The statement said an investigation was under way to determine what caused the Black Hawk helicopter to crash.
The site of the accident, west King Khalid military base, is located near the Kingdom's borders with Iraq and Kuwait.
4 Saudi crew members killed in military chopper crash
4 Saudi crew members killed in military chopper crash
