AKIPRESS.COM - At least two pilots and three foreign passengers were killed when an army helicopter crashed in Naltar area, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

“One MI-17 helicopter out of 3 carrying visitors had a crash landing at Naltar, “ Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Asim Saleem Bajwa tweeted.

Update Naltar:Info so far; 2 Pilots& 2-3 foreigners fatalities.13 survivors with varying degree of injuries.Update, more info to follow-4

— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) May 8, 2015

Around 11 foreigners and 6 Pakistani passengers were on board. Soon after the incident, rescue teams arrived at the site.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was scheduled to visit Giglit to attend an inauguration ceremony. Initial reports suggested that the helicopters were designated for prime minister’s security and was taking a delegation of foreign diplomats and their aides to Gilgit.

“According to the first information we received, three people have been injured, their condition is critical,” a police official in Nomal village of the Naltar valley told AFP.

A journalist who was travelling in a separate helicopter said she saw the helicopter crash into a school and it was on fire.