Israeli military helicopter crashes in Romania

An Israeli military helicopter crashed in central Romania during joint military training, according to reports.

Six Israeli soldiers and one Romanian soldier were on board the CH-53 transport helicopter, which was flying at a low altitude for a search, rescue and medical evacuation exercise when it lost radio contact Monday afternoon, The Associated Press reported.

There have been no reports about casualties, though local media have reported fatalities, according to the BBC. The Israel Defense Forces told the AP that it was looking into reports of the crash.

Israeli and Romanian troops are participating in a drill called Blue Sky 2010, an 11-day exercise to train troops to fly at low altitudes for certain missions.

Initial reports said that U.S. soldiers also were on board the helicopter, according to the BBC.

Another Israeli transport helicopter reportedly crash landed at the beginning of the exercises last week.