Tragedy as Military Helicopter Carrying Sick Five-Day-Old Baby Crashes in Serbia

Seven people were killed when a military helicopter that was rescuing a desperately sick baby crashed in Serbia.

Official said that the helicopter was evacuating a five-day old child with life-threatening respiratory problems from the south of the country when it crashed near Belgrade.

The helicopter had been sent to save the new-born after the ambulance transporting the baby to an emergency hospital in Belgrade got stuck by a landslide blocking the road.



Crash: The helicopter was trying to make an emergency landing after allegedly running out of fuel when it crashed and killed all seven on board

The military said all contact with the aircraft was lost at 10.30pm on Friday after it apparently tried to make an emergency landing while running out of fuel near the airport.

Serbia's state TV said the Russian-made MI-17 transport helicopter had four crew members and two medical workers on board as well as the sick child.

The defence ministry said no-one survived the crash that happened late on Friday night near Belgrade's international airport, approximately 18 miles west of the capital.