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Three people, including two British nationals, died after a private helicopter crash landed in the Murmansk Region in north Russia, the Emergencies Ministry reported on Sunday.

Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia previously reported a Eurocopter-120 helicopter crashed during takeoff, falling on its side and killing three people on the ground.

"As a result [of the accident], three people were killed, including two British citizens," the Emergencies Ministry said in a statement.

The helicopter crashed 45 km (28 miles) from the settlement of Tumanny on the Kola Peninsula, the ministry said.

Local police said the foreigners killed in the accident were tourists.

According to local police, the helicopter's pilot survived the crash.

Russia's Emergencies Ministry has sent a helicopter with rescuers to the site of the accident.