Seoul: A South Korean army helicopter crashed during a test flight on Monday morning, killing three soldiers, the country's defence ministry said.
All four crew members aboard were severely injured and three of them later died in hospital, a ministry official said.
The crash of the Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter took place at around 10am (0100 GMT) in the eastern city of Chuncheon, about 110 kilometres (68 miles) from Seoul.
Officials were investigating the cause of the crash.