The A386 between the A30 and Okehampton is closed as a result of the incident.

The Ministry of Defence said the incident happened just before 4am on Wednesday.

Emergency services raced to a field near the A30 in Devon following a crash involving a Royal Navy helicopter - three people have been killed ...

A Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Devon on Wednesday.

THREE members of the Royal Navy who died after a helicopter turned into a “fireball” before crashing to the ground have been ...

Three members of Britain’s Royal Navy were killed in a training exercise when their helicopter exploded into “a ball of fire ...

British Royal Navy helicopter crash leaves crew members dead during a training exercise near Sourton in Devon, the Ministry of Defence said.

Lily-Mae Fisher, who died when a Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed during routine training in southwest England, was "Britain's only serving female Royal Navy Commando", the navy said.

Britain’s Royal Navy said three of its members died in a helicopter crash earlier in southwest England during a training exercise.

Devon helicopter crash: Three Royal Navy service members who died in training exercise named - Britain’s only female commando among three victims of Wednesday’s crash ...