BRAWLEY, Calif. (KABC) – A Marine Osprey plane carrying five Marines crashed in the Southern California desert on Wednesday and civilian and military emergency teams responded, but there were no immediate details of injuries or deaths, the military said. .
Officials say the MV-22B Osprey crashed in a remote area near the town of Glamis in Imperial County. The military did not disclose details about the condition of the Marines on board.
The MV-22B Osprey belonged to the 3rd Marine Wing, based at Camp Pendleton, and fell at 12:25 a.m. during training, said Major Mason Englehart, a spokesman for the 3rd Wing of the Navy, a headquarters division based at the Marine Corps Air Station. Miramar in San Diego
An inclined plane can take off and land like a helicopter, but transit like a turboprop plane.
The Marines have denied early social media reports that the plane was carrying nuclear material.
“There was no nuclear material on board the plane,” the Marines said.
Military and civilian first aid officers were at the scene.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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