Two pilots were killed after a training helicopter of the Philippine Navy crashed near a public market in Cavite City on Thursday morning, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

In a report from RH Edniel Parrosa, the pilots were rushed to nearby hospitals but were both declared dead on arrival.

The AFP has yet to inform the families of the deceased pilots about the incident.

In a statement, AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla said that the PN Robinson R22 trainer helicopter conducted an emergency landing this morning in the vicinity near of Cavite City Public Market.