TRIPOLI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed on Monday when a helicopter crashed at Al-Sarra air base in the city of Kufra in southeast Libya, Libya's Al-Ahrar TV reported.

The helicopter was carrying two military personnel and a medical escort, in addition to two foreigners, the TV channel said on Facebook, quoting a source from the city of Kufra.

The helicopter had been on a mission to evacuate a soldier injured in a traffic accident in the desert before it crashed at the base, the TV said. ■