Three people have been killed and 12 injured after a helicopter belonging to the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed near the town of Brcko.

Axar.az reports, citing the Associated Press, that the Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in northern Bosnia on Thursday.

Brcko District Mayor Sinisa Milic told local media that three people died and 12 received medical treatment, including one person in critical condition.

EUFOR said an investigation into the crash was underway. The force added that no civilian infrastructure or vehicles were damaged and no civilians were injured.