Three personnel of Pakistan Navy were killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, the navy said in a statement.

The helicopter was on its routine training sortie when it apparently met a technical fault and crashed in Gwadar district, the statement added.

All the three people onboard were killed, including two officers and a soldier, the statement added.

An investigation has been launched into the incident, the statement said.

Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar expressed sorrow over the incident and extended condolences to the bereaved families.

xinhua