A Swiss military helicopter crashed on Wednesday at the Gotthard Pass over the Alps, the defence ministry said, adding it suspected people on board had been injured.
Rescue crews are on the scene. Swiss media identified the downed aircraft as an Airbus Super Puma.
The Blick newspaper published a photo it said was sent in by a reader showing smoke billowing from flaming wreckage.
The European Aviation Safety Authority grounded some Super Puma helicopters in June following the discovery of metal fatigue in the gearbox of an H225 model that fatally crashed in Norway in late April.
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Swiss Airbus Super Puma military helicopter crashes in the Alps
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Swiss Airbus Super Puma military helicopter crashes in the Alps
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