Czech army helicopter with five soldiers on board crashes

A Czech military helicopter with five soldiers on ​board crashed in the east of the country on ‌Thursday killing one person, the army and rescue services said.

The army said the crash happened at an army base in ​Namest nad Oslavou, 180km (112 miles) southeast of ​Prague, Reuters reported.

"A Venom helicopter crashed at the 22nd ⁠Helicopter Air Force Base in Namest nad Oslavou," ​the army said. "There were five soldiers on board. ​The integrated emergency system is responding at the scene."

Jihlava region rescue service spokesman Petr Janacek said one person ​was killed in the accident, which ocurred ​directly at the base.

Three other people have been transported to ‌hospital, ⁠one with light and two with medium-severity injuries, he said.

Janacek was unable to confirm any details about the identities of those on board ​and said rescue ​operations ⁠were still underway.

Regional police spokeswoman Dana Cirtkova was quoted by CTK news ​agency as saying the police had ​been informed ⁠of the crash at 1211 local time (1011 GMT).

The UH-1Y Venom is a multi-purpose helicopter produced by Bell ⁠Textron ​and powered by two ​T700-GE-401C engines produced by General Electric.