MANILA, April 11 -- Two Philippine Navy (PN) aviators were killed after a training aircraft they were flying crashed in Cavite province on Thursday.

In a statement, PN spokesperson Commander John Percie Alcos said the Robinson R-22 trainer helicopter with tail number NHT-421 tried to make an emergency landing but crashed near the Cavite City Public Market at about 6 a.m.

The fatalities were identified as Lt. Jan Kyle Borres and Ensign Izzah Taccad, both from the Naval Air Wing.

"Said aircraft, which took off from Sangley Airport, was conducting a training flight with two officer pilots on board. The pilots were rushed to nearby hospitals by the responding teams from the Philippine Fleet and Naval Air Wing but it is unfortunate that the...