A Marine Corps Osprey aircraft carrying five Marines crashed in the Southern California desert, but there were no details about injuries or deaths.
BRAWLEY, Calif. -- A Marine Corps Osprey aircraft carrying five Marines crashed Wednesday in the Southern California desert and civilian and military emergency crews were responding, but there were no immediate details about any injuries or fatalities, the military said.
Officials say the aircraft, a MV-22B Osprey, crashed in a remote area near the town of Glamis in Imperial County. The military has not released any details on the condition of the Marines who were on board. The MV-22B Osprey belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing based at Camp Pendleton and went down at 12:25 p.m. during training, said Maj. Mason Englehart, spokesman for the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, an aviation unit headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in San DiegoThe Marines denied early social media reports asserting that the aircraft was carrying nuclear material.Military and civilian first responders were at the crash site.