BRATISLAVA, May.10 (Xinhua) -- Two people were confirmed dead in a police helicopter crash in Eastern Slovakia Wednesday.

They both were members of the Slovak Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ), said Zuzana Farkasova, a spokesperson from HaZZ.

Two police officers who were also on board the helicopter were transported to a hospital in Presov for treatment.

The helicopter took off as part of an exercise.

"The accident took place at a height of 100 meters and 200 meters away from the point of departure," said Farkasova.

This was the third helicopter accident in the Eastern Slovakia since 2015.